TEXT - PERIOD G. 1880-1890.

Pp G1-G124. Contents: Personalia; Main Features of the Period; Orwell Works in 1886; Foundry in 1889; Boers and the Gold Discovery; P E Ripley; E C Ransome; Factory Additions; Death of John Head; J D Sims; Allen Goodwyn; Visit of Colonials to Orwell Works; RASE Show; Windsor 1889; Melbourne Exhibition 1881 and 1888; 1889; Adelaide Exhibition; Action v Graham and Josslyn over Plough Trade Mark Infringement; Drum Beaters; Trade Marks Abroad; Sales of Shares Abroad; Ploughs at the River Plate; Traction Engines; Tea Machinery; Medal Cases; Posters; Paris Exhibition, 1889; Plough Trade on the Volga; Philippine Islands; Mangold Brothers; Odessa [includes yearly export statistics, 1865-1919]; Moscow [includes yearly export statistics 1868-1917]; Galatz [includes yearly statistics 1866-1894]; Prague; Budapest; Egypt and the Sudan [yearly statistics 1861-1927]; Brazil; Cuba; E J Chambers; [G61-69 were not used]. In 3 parts: Part 1 G1-43; Part 2 G44-87; Part 3 G88-124.

Documents are inserted at the following points:

G9 1886

PLAN of the Orwell Works. BP.

G10 1886

BOOKLET containing a description of the Orwell Works. Produced for the visit of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition (23 Jul). Contains sections on Ipswich and the following Works Departments - Offices, New Foundry, Smiths' Shop, Plough Shop, Engine House, Boiler Shop, Engine Erecting Shop, Forwarding Department, Pattern Room, Rake and Haymaker Yard, Lawn Mower Works and Thrashing Machinery Department. Pp 12.

G12 1889

PHOTOGRAPH of Foundry staff together with E C Ransome and H S Jefferies. BP.

G24 1907(9 Nov)

PRESS CUTTINGS concerning E C Ransome including photograph. "The Ironmongers' Chronicle" P184.

G28 1899(Jan)

PHOTOGRAPH of John D Sims. "The Agricultural Engineer". Portrait Series. No 1.

G30A 1886

PROGRAMME for the visit of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition to the Orwell Works (23 Jul). Pp 3.

G31-32 1886(Jul)

LIST of items exhibted by RSJ for the above visit with prices. Includes Portable and Vertical Steam Engines, Steam Thrashing Machinery, Straw Elevators, Tea Machinery, Horse Rakes, Harrows, Grubbers, Haymakers, Ploughs Traction Engines and Lawn Mowers.

G33 1886(Jul)

PRESS CUTTING listing colonial visitors and English guests on the above occasion. Source not indicated. [Mounted].

G34 1886

INVITATION TICKET for the above occasion (23 Jul)

G35 1886(24 Jul)

PRESS CUTTINGS ALBUM concerning the above occasion "Daily Ipswich Journal" and "East Anglian Daily Times".

G35B 1895

LEAFLET concerning visit to RSJ by Bechuana chiefs, Khama and Sebele and their trial of ploughs.

G37 1889(Jul)

PRESS CUTTINGS [Reprint] concerning RSJ at the Great Jubilee Meeting of RASE Windsor. "The Times" - 1 Jul and the "Land Agent's Record" - 6 Jul.

G53 [c1882]

PRESS CUTTING of a letter from Gilbert and Redgrave concerning the invention of linoleum. Source not indicated. [Mounted]

G54 1878(Jul)

EXTRACT from PN 1310. Trade Mark Infringement Insert.

G55-6 1882(6 Oct)

CIRCULAR requesting financial aid in the case of Ransomes v Graham regarding the costs involved in taking the case to the Court of Appeal subsequent to the injunction granted in the Court of Chancery. Includes a list of subscriptions promised. Pp 3. Also blank subscription form attached.

G73 [c1870]

ENGRAVING of RSH Traction Engine.

G74 1912

ENGRAVING of Standard Type Light Single Cylinder Traction Engine, fitted with Gardner governor. Block No 449E.

G75A 1914

ENGRAVING of 60 BHP Compound Traction Engine, Block No 4559.

G77 [c1900]

PHOTOGRAPH of oil fed, under type, 3 cylinder compound, chain driven, condensing special experimental traction engine. Ph No 6762.

G78

PHOTOGRAPH of the above at Aldershot. Ph No 6761.

G87 1889

EXTRACT from PN 2260H - Prize Medal Case Page.

G95 1889(Apr)

CIRCULAR LETTER from the Associated Agricultural Engineers of Great Britain explaining their reasons for not exhibiting at Paris Exhibition, 1889. In English and Spanish. Pp 2.