Example of Swinney's Birmingham and Stafford Chronicle, 1781

An example of Myles Swinney's Birmingham and Stafford Chronicle from 15 November 1781.

Curious Machines: The Fire and House-Breaking Preservative (1786)

One of many curious machines invented or made in Birmingham.

This is 'a machine, calculated to act as a preservative against fire and house-breaking', the design produced by William Hamlet in 1786.

It came with a long description (see here), but seems to be an elaborate bell-ringing device 

DETAILS OF PUBLICATION: The Plan and Description of a Machine Calculated to Act as a Preservative Against Fire and House-breaking (Birmingham: M. Swinney,1786), p. 43.

Ephemera: Irish State Lottery (1801) printed by Swinney & Hawkins

Irish State Lottery, 1801, printed in Birmingham by
Swinney and Hawkins.

Birmingham Books: The Patriotic Clarion (1803), by James Bisset

Frontispiece of The Patriotic Clarion, by James Bisset, 1803.
Bisset invt., Hollins delin & Hancock fect.
Held at the British Museum.

Frontispiece of The Patriotic Clarion (1803) by James Bisset. The design was produced by Bisset, drawn by Thomas Hollins and engraved by Thomas Hancock. The book was printed by Myles Swinney.