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Records of the Baker Perkins company

1820-1969

[Records of David Kirkaldy & Son, testing and experimental works, ca.1852-1965. Comprise report books (9), recording items tested by Kirkaldy, names of customers and results of test; chain books (3) etc.; drawings (68) of his testing machine, some being on. Listing available. NB: printing blocks in mech. eng. colection are part of this number]

Records of David Kirkaldy & Son

circa 1852-1965

[Records of Adam Hilger Ltd., comprising research and product development reports 1916-1941, Twyman's appointment notebook 1931 and 1933, lists of customers for various instruments 1875-1947 and notes on the history of the firm. 1 box, 9 volumes. Listing available. See also inv. no. 1999-239]

Records of Adam Hilger Ltd.

circa 1875-1941

[Archive material (1880s-1960s) re work of Charles Frederick Cross (1855-1935) and Edward John Bevan (d. 1921) and the Cross & Bevan Company re cellulose and paper technology, particularly re discovery (1892) and development of viscose. Comprising: books, trade literature, laboratory notebooks, test reports, photo albums, letter books, ledgers, sample books, correspondence]

Archive material (1880s-1960s) re work of Charles Frederick Cross (1855-1935) and Edward John Bevan (d. 1921)

1880-1969

[Papers re the life and work of W.T. Henley and his companies, ca.1850-1960. Comprises notes, cuttings, photographs etc. re Henley's cable manufacture and laying and other businesses. 3 archive boxes + loose items, listing available]

Papers re the life and work of W.T. Henley and his companies

circa 1850-1960

[Records of Croxley Mill, Watford/John Dickinson & Co. Ltd. 1880-1960. Comprises reports on raw materials, memos and estimates for purchases of new machinery, correspondence with Thames Conservancy Board and photos re paper manufacture at Croxley Mill. 29 boxes, listing available]

Records of Croxley Mill

circa 1880-1960

The records of Bakelite Xylonite Ltd and constituent companies, c. 1904-1980

Bakelite Xylonite Ltd Plastics Company Records

1904-1980

[Records of the Autotype Printing and Publishing Company, the Autotype Fine Art Companies and the Autotype Company, comprising deeds, patents and licences, 1868-1906; tissue department record books and stock records relating to Autotype's production of basic pigmented gelatine tissue and transfer paper used in printing; also some Sawyer family papers including correspondence between Charles Sawyer and the Autotype Company. 4 boxes + 47 vols. Listing available]

Records of the Autotype Printing and Publishing Company

1877-1963

[Papers of the firm of Marks and Clerk re patents. 1875-1944. Comprise vols. (36, from before 1896 to 1925) of reports on patent actions and other matters by Dugald Clerk (and also by Marks & Clerk and M. Atkinson Adam between 1901 and 1909); vols. (10, 1910 to 1944) of reports on searches and cases for opinion of counsel by Marks & Clerk; vols. (3, 1910 to 1912) of reports on patent actions and other matters by M. Atkinson Adam - all ts. carbon copies. Also miscellaneous papers (2 boxes of notebooks, letters patent, patent specifications, photographs, drawings and trade literature) relating mainly to Clerk's work on gas engines; boxes (2) of c.100 lantern slides; films (3 reels, 16mm) re an application by E. & L. Dreyer to revoke patent 91258, 'Improvements in or relating to devices for spreading granular or powdery material']

Papers of the firm of Marks and Clerk re patents

1875-1944

[Company records of Bakelite Xylonite Ltd., plastics manufacturers, and constituent companies. Comprises trade literature, photographs, notebooks & microfilm of purchase & sale ledgers and invoices, ca.1877-1986. 5 archive boxes + 5 ring binders + 17 lever-arch files + 1 microfilm cabinet. Listing available]

Company records of Bakelite Xylonite Ltd

circa 1877-1986

[Records (1900-1972) of J I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd. relating to their production of commercial motor vehicles. Include photocopies of motor vehicle registers and negative number registers; 16mm and 35mm films of motor vehicles produced by the company; c.4000 photos and negatives of such vehicles. 12 files + 82 boxes. Listing available]

Records of J I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd. relating to their production of commercial motor vehicles

1900-1972

[Business records of Negretti & Zambra Ltd., chiefly post-1945, re company history, premises, subsidiaries, customers, staff, and scientific instrument- making generally and aircraft instrument-making in particular. ca.1900-1980. 26 boxes. Listing available]

Business records of Negretti & Zambra Ltd.

circa 1900-1980

[Historical company material, chiefly academic papers by staff / Adam Hilger Ltd. and Hilger & Watts Ltd. 1905-1968. 2 boxes + 13 vols. Listing available. See also inv. no. 1986-273]

Historical company material, Adam Hilger Ltd

1905-1968