Company Archive of Forrest & Sym Ltd, Iron Founders

The collection consists of: a box of deeds relating to purchase of the site prior to the establishment of the firm; nominal ledgers 1903-41; purchase ledgers 1918-88; purchase analysis books 1931-54; sales ledgers 1913-84; private ledger 1915-45; customer cost & account ledgers 1925-57; price lists c 1935-37; casting prices ledger 1935-48; casting production ledger 1974-5; cash book 1941-55; cost sheet analysis & overheads 1939-58; foundry cost analysis & weekly sales ledger (including a list of employees 1917-18) 1920-27; wages analysis books 1934-97; wage analysis books by trade/occupation 1939-58 & 1973-88; employee income tax & holiday money ledger 1928-44; insurance wage books 1961-64; time books 1962-95; production & bonus ledger 1984-85; quotations ledger 1978-93; quotation books for work done for Renold Chains and Turners Asbestos Cement 1946-90; contract ledger for Renold factories 1951-71; price book for 'ForSym' Sight Drop Lubricator 1922-34; catalogues, product leaflets, product photographs, etc.; site plans dating from the 19th century; photographs of the site being broken up in the 1990s; photographs from a student carrying out research for a thesis dating to the 1980s.