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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

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

20

Legal Records

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

Notebook of shipping rates

16

Estates Records

2

Bank transfer papers

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

14

Advertising material

19

Advertising leaflets

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

10

General correspondence

2

Alkali Act

2

Trade marks

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

Bank record book

63

Research

5

Research notes and reports

7

Sales and purchasing

21

Trade literature

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

29

Financial Records

12

Correspondence regarding 'Grey Brass Flux'

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

Fully paid share certificates

15

Sample letter headed paper

2

Letter on steaming in weaving sheds

7

Blank contract notes

Advertisement for Grey Brass Flux featuring customer testimonials.

Advertisement for Grey Brass Flux

27

Blank quotation forms

10

Acknowledgement forms

8

Blank invoice forms

12

Wages Books

8

Shareholding Records

11

Accounts

39

Papers relating to trademark dispute

54

Operational records

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

Letter regarding Manchester Chamber of Commerce

26

Administration Records

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

Debenture bond

13

Marketing Records

10

Patents relating to fireproofing

2

List of tinplate firms in Wales

Speculative letter sent to previous customers.

Speculative letter

31

Mortgage certificate and debentures

2

Sketches of purchased land plots