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Fodens Ltd of Elworth

Catalogue reference: DFO

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This record is about the Fodens Ltd of Elworth.

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Full description and record details

Reference

DFO

Title

Fodens Ltd of Elworth

Description

Directors

Personal papers

Company Secretary

Annual General Meeting reports

Register of directors and secretaries

Board minutes

Registers of shareholders

Shareholders' miscellanea

Articles and memoranda of association

Prospectus

Property papers

Patent paper

Royal warrant

Company seal

Company histories

Promotional items

Accountant

Balance sheets

Private cash book

General ledger

Cost ledger

Investment accounts

Bank book

Personal Manager

Weekly salary and wage books

Miscellanea

Works Records

Vehicle sales register

Erecting shop build records

Chassis build records

Trailer build records

Register of wagons sent to depots

Register of "R" part numbers

Technical drawings: see draft list DFO 2944/3

Photographs: see draft lists DFO 2944/4, DFO 3155, DFO 3204 and DFO 3634

Manuals: see draft lists DFO 2944/5 and DFO 3634

Held by
Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Language

English

Creator(s)
<corpname>Fodens Ltd, Elworth, manufacturer of steam wagons and diesel trucks</corpname>
Immediate source of acquisition

Acc 2944,3146,3155,3204

3484,3606,3615,3616

3634,4167

Administrative / biographical background

Edwin Foden and Son commenced production of stationary engines for agricultural use at their foundry in Elworth near Sandbach in 1876. In 1902 Fodens Ltd was formed. The company soon became a leading manufacturer of steam wagons and later diesel trucks. Fodens was taken over by Sandbach Engineering Co in 1981 [C P Kennett, The Foden Story, (Patrick Stephens Ltd), 1978]

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4f0cda29-c01c-41c5-ba1f-287185e92002/

Catalogue hierarchy

188,702 records

This record is held at Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

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Fodens Ltd of Elworth