Rapid assembly of structure for 1851 Great Exhibition in London was possible thanks to nut-and-bolt revolution
It was built at unprecedented speed to exhibit the British empire’s greatest treasures and manufacturing achievements to the world. Now, the mystery of how the Victorians managed to erect the Crystal Palace so quickly in 1851 has finally been solved.
Newly analysed evidence suggests the pioneering building could not have been built without cutting-edge Victorian technology: interchangeable nuts and bolts that were made on machines to match one standardised size across the industry. In the 1850s, such speed was “remarkable”, he said. “It was unprecedented and my question was: how on earth did they manage it?”
Gardner approached the Crystal Palace Museum, which houses the remnants of the building, to get hold of some of the original nuts and bolts and analyse them. His request took the curator, Ken Kiss, by surprise. “They were in the collection but nobody had ever asked to look at them before,” Gardner said.
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