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Records of Firth Brown Ltd of Sheffield.
Catalogue reference: MNFB
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This record is about the Records of Firth Brown Ltd of Sheffield. dating from 1840-1975.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MNFB
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of Firth Brown Ltd of Sheffield.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1840-1975
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Description (What the record is about)
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Rule books for cranes; plans and diagrams; notes on stripping ingots and ingot moulds; wage slips; newsletters; reports; descriptions of metallurgical processes; technical data on steam turbine rotor forgings; lecture notes; plans of Atlas Melting Shop.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Firth Brown Ltd of Sheffield</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- c775 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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Firm established in the 1930s on the amalgamation of Thomas Firth and Sons with John Brown and Company Ltd of Atlas Works, Sheffield; Thomas Firth and Sons had been established in 1837 and registered as a company in 1881. Firth Brown Tools Ltd was established after World War II.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6cc6b2c8-9ec3-4b40-bcac-78b8a1d2b0a3/
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Records of Firth Brown Ltd of Sheffield.