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Business records of Grimshaw Brothers Limited

Bound ledger containing Register of Members 1894-1897, Register of Transfers 1892-1900, Shares Ledger 1889-1900 and Annual Summary of Capital and Shares 1890-1900

Share ledger

3

Papers on the production of muriate of zinc

2

Corporate Records

7

Correspondence regarding statement of accounts and sale of land

Midland Bank book

Midland Bank book

Notebook containing handwritten information on railway, motor and shipping rates, arranged alphabetically by destination.

Notebook of shipping rates

Bound volume containing Annual Summary of Capital and Shares, and lists of persons holding shares, 1906-1915. Inserted: correspondence and receipts for the return of summaries from Companies Registration Office, Somerset House, 1924-1927

Annual List and Summary of Share Capital

16

Estates Records

5

Accounting reports

20

Legal Records

2

Bank transfer papers

14

Advertising material

19

Advertising leaflets

File of advertisements for Grimshaw Brothers and various products including Vamose, cop size, grey brass flux, solderine flux, and chloride of zinc.

Advertisements

1

Customer testimonials

Account book recording banking transactions with the London City and Midland Bank.

Bank record book

7

Sales and purchasing

63

Research

5

Research notes and reports

2

Alkali Act

Box of various labels including various styles of Grimshaw Brothers & Co. Ltd labels, poison, fragile, carriage paid, Solderine Paste Flux, requests for account settlement etc.

Transit labels

2

Trade marks

10

General correspondence

21

Trade literature

39

Papers relating to trademark dispute

15

Sample letter headed paper

54

Operational records

Letter from Grimshaw Brothers and Co. Ltd regarding industrial glycerine, plus two leaflets from the European Chemical Manufacturing Company advertising their glass cleaning compound for foundry and engine shed windows and roofs etc.

Letter regarding industrial glycerine and leaflets for roof-glass cleaning compound

11

Accounts

29

Financial Records

2

Letter on steaming in weaving sheds

12

Correspondence regarding 'Grey Brass Flux'

7

Blank contract notes

Bound volume containing blank share certificates, with nine complete counterfoils dated 1943-1953. Inserted: handwritten rough balance sheet, July 1893.

Fully paid share certificates

Advertisement for Grey Brass Flux featuring customer testimonials.

Advertisement for Grey Brass Flux

27

Blank quotation forms

10

Acknowledgement forms

2

List of tinplate firms in Wales

8

Blank invoice forms

12

Wages Books

Letter regarding certificates of origin granted by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

Letter regarding Manchester Chamber of Commerce

26

Administration Records

13

Marketing Records

8

Shareholding Records

10

Patents relating to fireproofing

Official document regarding the loan of £5000 to Grimshaw Brothers Limited from the Manchester Joint Stock Banking Company.

Debenture bond

2

Sketches of purchased land plots

8

Advertising proofs

Speculative letter sent to previous customers.

Speculative letter