What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for Sir Hiram Maxim. Its recorded inscription reads: Sir Hiram Maxim 1840-1916 Inventor and Engineer designed and manufactured The Maxim Gun in a workshop on these premises
Sir Hiram Maxim, an American inventor and engineer, is renowned for inventing the Maxim machine gun, the first fully automatic portable machine gun, which revolutionized warfare.
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