James White (c1763-1826)
Born in Cirencester.
1825 James White listed in Baines' Directory as a civil engineer, 5 Bedford Street, Chorlton Row, Manchester.
1825 December 17th. Died at Manchester, James White, aged 63, engineer, and author of 'New Century of Inventions'.[1][2]
White's 'A NEW CENTURY OF INVENTIONS, BEING Designs & Descriptions OF ONE HUNDRED MACHINES, RELATING TO ARTS, MANUFACTURES, & DOMESTIC LIFE.' Manchester, 1822, is available online[3]. Other formats available here. Numerous devices invented by White are described and illustrated, showing remarkable ingenuity, and varying degrees of practicality.
James White's design for a machine for cutting wooden patterns to mould spiral bevel gears was featured in the American Machinist in 1922 [4]