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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
MNFB
Title
Records of Firth Brown Ltd of Sheffield.
Date
1840-1975
Description

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.

Held by
Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Firth Brown Ltd of Sheffield</corpname>
Physical description
c775 files
Administrative / biographical background

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.

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.