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Business records of Grimshaw Brothers Limited

54

Operational records

63

Research

21

Trade literature

26

Administration Records

20

Legal Records

16

Estates Records

8

Shareholding Records

11

Property management

10

General correspondence

2

Corporate Records

7

Correspondence regarding statement of accounts and sale of land

24

Exports

11

Banking records

2

List of tinplate firms in Wales

10

Patents relating to fireproofing

Midland Bank book

Midland Bank book

27

Blank quotation forms

29

Financial Records

6

Stationery

2

Bank transfer papers

2

Letter on steaming in weaving sheds

Speculative letter sent to previous customers.

Speculative letter

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

14

Advertising material

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

Bank record book

2

Alkali Act

2

Trade marks

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

Advertisement for Grey Brass Flux featuring customer testimonials.

Advertisement for Grey Brass Flux

10

Acknowledgement forms

15

Sample letter headed paper

8

Advertising proofs

Poster outlining the works rules. Undated. Assumed to be related to Grimshaw Brothers & Company Ltd, but not evidenced.

Poster of Works Rules

Correspondence regarding the control of steel drums and kegs, the control of talc and pyrophyllite, and the collection of scrap metal.

Ministry of Supply correspondence

Box of remittance acknowledgement slips.

Receipt slips

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

5

Accounting reports

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

Notebook of shipping rates

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

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

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

Fully paid share certificates

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

Letter regarding Manchester Chamber of Commerce

13

Marketing Records

7

Blank contract notes

39

Papers relating to trademark dispute