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RICHARD PEARSON LTD.

Catalogue reference: TR PEA

What’s it about?

This record is about the RICHARD PEARSON LTD. dating from 1960's-1970's.

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Full description and record details

Reference

TR PEA

Title

RICHARD PEARSON LTD.

Date

1960's-1970's

Description

The records comprise some 40 advertising and servicing publications, mainly for Grimme machinery.

Arrangement

TR PEA/P2/A1-40 Individual Advertising and Servicing Publications.

TR PEA/P2/A1-36 Richard Pearson Ltd., Freiston, Boston, Lincs.

TR PEA/P2/A37-39 Franz Grimme, Damme, West Germany

TR PEA/P2/A40 Richard Pearson Ltd. and Boston Farm Equipment Ltd., Freiston, Boston, Lincs.

Held by
Museum of English Rural Life
Language

English

Creator(s)
<corpname>Richard Pearson Ltd, suppliers of agricultural machinery</corpname>
Physical description

40 Documents

Immediate source of acquisition

Material deposited as a gift November, 1971 T71/14

Administrative / biographical background

Premises located at Freiston, Boston, Lincolnshire.

Richard Pearson Ltd. began life as retail dealers in agricultural machinery, but from 1963 onwards gradually moved into machinery importing, retaining their retail business as a separate concern. From 1963 onwards they have been U.K. concessionaires for Grimme potato harvesters [Manufactured by Franz Grimme of Damme, West Germany], and by 1971 were also handling Hercules potato equipment [Manufactured by Bijlsma-Franeker, Holland] and Borga bean harvesters [Manufactured by N. V. Ter Borg & Mensinga's Machinefabriek, Appingedam, Holland].

Record URL
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RICHARD PEARSON LTD.