More information: John Gardner et al, Thread form at the Crystal Palace, The International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology (2024). DOI: 10.1080/17581206.2024.2391984 ...

The Crystal Palace is the earliest known building to use Whitworth screw threads, later known as British Standard Whitworth (BSW), the first national screw thread standard in the world.

High-performance, thread-rolling tapping screws are used with thicker-gauge metals, such as steel, brass, zinc, and aluminum forgings and castings.

Sellers called his talk, "On a Uniform Standard of Screw Threads". He complained that American nuts, bolts and screws were all individually made by hand, and that they still had to be hand-matched ...

New research solves Crystal Palace mystery Study reveals it was built so quickly thanks to the use of a standard screw thread Date: September 16, 2024 Source: Anglia Ruskin University Summary: New ...