Product catalogues and correspondence from various companies in Manchester and UK for use by British Engine, Boiler and Electrical Insurance Co. Ltd. Company correspondence and literature related to boiler safety and plant inspections 1900-1979
The records of Bakelite Xylonite Ltd and constituent companies, c. 1904-1980 Bakelite Xylonite Ltd Plastics Company Records 1904-1980
The material comprises largely of proposal drawings for locomotives and as such includes some valuable items previously thought lost e.g. the 'SuperGarratt' and designs for American locomotives - none of which were put into production. There are also ledgers from the Drawing Office and other company documents plus original artwork and mock-ups from the Beyer, Peacock Quarterly Review. Collection of material related to Beyer, Peacock & Co Locomotive Engineers. 1855-1966
Papers relating to Metropolitan-Vickers and A.E.I. from W K Tedham, Senior Commissioning Engineer on Naval Gas Turbines. Collection includes working papers belonging to Mr Tedham who worked on development and testing of the turbine along with commissioning data for vessels fitted with turbines. Also included in the collection are official Metro-Vicks Publications, photographs, operating manuals and drawings. Commissioning papers relating to the Metropolitan-Vickers G.6 Marine Gas Turbine 1945-1965
[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
[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
[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 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
[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
[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
[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
Collection of Specifications, Manuals, Engineering Drawings, Marketing Material and Photographs related to engines designed and manufactured by L Gardner and Sons Limited, 1895-1996. Technical and marketing material for L Gardner and Sons Ltd 1895-1996
[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