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Brotherhood Crocker Archives
Catalogue reference: Brotherhood-Crocker
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This record is about the Brotherhood Crocker Archives dating from 1905-1906.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Brotherhood-Crocker
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Title (The name of the record)
- Brotherhood Crocker Archives
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1905-1906
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Description (What the record is about)
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Newspaper cuttings relating to the Brotherhood-Crocker cars built at this period, relating to technical issues and developments of the cars and the display of the cars at various motor shows.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Motor Museum
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Brotherhood Crocker Motors Limited, 1905-</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 boxes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open to bone fide researchers. By appointment only.
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Initally deposited with the museum on permanent loan from Peter Brotherhood Ltd. in 1994; terms of deposit changed to a donation in August 2006.
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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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Peter Brotherhood Ltd. started life in 1867. In 1905 a separate company was formed called Brotherhood Crocker Motors Limited, which manufactured Brotherhood Motor Cars. The car was the first of its kind having a very advanced design. It created considerable interest when shown at the 1905 Motor Show. The Sheffield Simplex evolved from the Brotherhood car made by the London based Brotherhood Engineering Company. The firm began making motorcars towards the end of 1904 under the leadership of designer, Percy Richardson, the ex-Daimler company London manager and under the name of Brotherhood-Crocker. Peter Brotherhood Ltd. is still in business today and a more detailed history of the company can be found on their website. They are no longer involved in the manufacture of motor cars.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f08ee3cc-ddfd-49b3-9a04-3e9df1359a56/
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