Proposal of Membership 28 Jan 1898 Thomas Walter BARBER (Name) Consulting Engineer (Designation of Occupation) 17 & 18 Tothill Street (Business Address) aged 28 Proposed from personal knowledge: [Douglas] FOX Seconded from personal knowledge: W [N] COLEMAN Supported from trustworthy information by: Wm BROADBENT Henry ADAMS Alfred J. BOULT Mr T W BARBER received his education at Hamstead Hill College Birmingham. Served his time between 1884 and 1888 at Messrs A ATWOOD and Boy's Works, Ulverston, was draughtsman there from '88 to '90 and from '90 to '92 ws manager of the Hastings Engineering Works belonging to Mr T W BARBER, Snr. Conducted a series of scientific experiments for Lord Crawford (under Professor J GAMGEE) dealing with condensation of steam, refrigeration and ventilation druing '93-'95 and since then in conjunction with Mr T W BARBER snr has been connected with the Hastings Harbour Works; Queensferry and other bridges and sundry lesser undertakings. ======= Register of Members [repeats information from proposal, above] Year of Birth: 1870 Assoc. Member: 27 April 1898 Transferred to Member: 1902 Arrears: 1925 Erased: 15 July 1927 Proposal of Membership 17 Dec 1901 (full) Proposed: W. N. COLAM. 2nd: Henry ADAMS, Wm BROADBENT, William G KIRKALDY, Andrew BROWN Mr BARBER designed and erected a pair of Isothermal Air Compressors of 1600 hp at Murton Colliery. 1898 Experimented upon and subsequently designed and erected a plant for the manufacture of Artificial Stone for brown dale stone. 1899 Designed and manufactured a new automatic fire extinguisher now before the Fire Officers Committee of Great Britain. 1900 Experimented upon and designed a new form of condenser and boiler and now engaged in construction of a new type of steam motor vehicle embodying this and other important discoveries. Inventor and Patenter of various machine tools; a rock mill; equilibrium valves; Air compressor details; a low temperature liquid engine; steam laundry machinery; wool wahsing and disinfecting machinery; pnewmatic harness; colour stereoscope; folding bicycle; artificial stone processes and plant; an electric conduit system; automatic sprinkler and automatic fire door; motor vehicle mechinism; steam boiler and condenser.