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Documents of HERRBURGER BROOKS PLC
Catalogue reference: GB 0026 D4949
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This record is about the Documents of HERRBURGER BROOKS PLC dating from 1881-1961.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- GB 0026 D4949
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Title (The name of the record)
- Documents of HERRBURGER BROOKS PLC
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1881-1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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Business and legal papers, largely of Herrburger Brooks Ltd., piano action manufacturers, its predecessor company, Brooks Ltd., and associated companies.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Derbyshire Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Herrburger Brooks Ltd, pianoforte manufacturers, Long Eaton, Derbyshire</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 75 files
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Brooks Ltd, piano action manufacturers, was established in 1810. Herrburger was established in France under the name of Schwander in 1844.
The two companies merged in 1920 to form Herrburger Brooks Ltd. Herrburger Brooks was the sole manufacturer for Great Britain and the Common-wealth of "Schwander" Actions. They also made the "Herrburger", "Brooks", Langer" and other actions. The company's factories were based at Camden Town and Kentish Town in London and at Long Eaton (Meadow Lane and Phoenix Mills). It is believed that Herrburger Brooks took over Provincial Piano Actions Ltd which was based in Long Eaton, c.1935.
Herrburger Brooks plc went in to liquidation in December 1998. These records were deposited the same month.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2fc9bd5b-1920-46b0-89bd-7ab3a9998861/
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Documents of HERRBURGER BROOKS PLC