Moses Kellow: The Autobiography of the Croesor Quarry Manager

Kellow, Moses ed. Cathy Woodhead

ISBN 10: 0956146996 / ISBN 13: 9780956146991

Published by Delfryn Publications, 2015

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As New paperback. 202 pp Paperback. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moses Kellow: The Autobiography of the Croesor Quarry Manager
• Publisher: Delfryn Publications
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0956146996
• ISBN 13: 9780956146991
• Binding: Soft cover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography/Autobiography

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Synopsis

Moses Kellow (1862 – 1943) was the Manager of Croesor Quarry from the mid 1890s until its closure in 1930. He is famous for his remarkable engineering achievements including the hydraulic Kellow drill, and introducing three-phase hydro-generated electricity into the quarry works. After going blind at the age of 80, he dictated his autobiography giving a unique insight into this very strong-minded individual and his views on many topics. This publication is entirely due to the huge amounts of research that have been undertaken by a Croesor Quarry enthusiast, Adrian Barrell, and it represents a fraction of the material that Adrian has amassed on the quarries. Adrian has kindly provided an Introduction to the book and most of the appendices. The autobiography was originally published in twenty-four editions of the Quarry Managers' Journal in 1944/5.