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Fullers' Earth Union and Laporte Industries Records

Catalogue reference: FE-1988

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This record is about the Fullers' Earth Union and Laporte Industries Records dating from 1916-1965.

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Reference
FE-1988
Title
Fullers' Earth Union and Laporte Industries Records
Date
1916-1965
Description

Correspondence relating to the extraction and processing of Fullers' Earth clay in the Bath area. The Fullers' Earth Union which operated the sites from its headquarters in Redhill, Surrey corresponded with the manager in Bath on a daily basis and this 'internal' correspondence is in addition to the Bath operation's business relations with other local and national customers and contractors. In addition there is a large collection of photographs, plans, etc. Research notes are also available.

Held by
Museum of Bath at Work
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • <corpname>Fullers Earth Union Ltd, Bath</corpname>
  • <corpname>Laporte Industries, 1916-1979</corpname>
Physical description
100,000 items
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1c46c2f4-a8b9-4247-96c0-b8e06f5b9f65/

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Fullers' Earth Union and Laporte Industries Records