'50 Years of Progress. 1903-1953', a draft history of The Wolverhampton Metal Company...

'50 Years of Progress. 1903-1953', a draft history of The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd, Wednesfield. History of The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd, including sections on James Bridge Copper Works Ltd and HMS Warspite. 74 pages, bound. Some loose papers. 70 black and white photographs. Foreword by Mr T C James, Chairman. Includes notes on structure and presentation of the publication; photographs with captions and notes; drawings; captions where photographs are to be inserted; headings where main body of text is to be inserted. Details include: contact details; pencil sketches of founder and original directors; foreword; pencil sketches of board at time of creation of document; pencil sketches of alternate directors and secretary. Photographs include: the washing plant; casting; slagging a furnace; offices; laboratory; plant and machinery; storage; delivery of copper on the 'world's largest lorry' [p27]; brass and gun metal scrap sorting area and stores; compressor and compressed metals; manufacture of aluminium pellets; company transport including pencil drawing of the first lorry to start transport for The Wolverhampton Metal Co Ltd [p40]; nurse's room; staff canteen; charabanc; presentation dinner [p45] [also see 1000/1/3/3/3/2]; N L Hayes [Metals] [p49]; The Wolverhampton Metal Co (Australia) Pty Ltd [p51] [also see 1000/1/3/9]; James Bridge Copper Works Ltd [p54] [also see 1000/1/3/5]; HMS Warspite [p65] [also see 1000/1/3/4]. Majority of photographs show employees.