TEXT - PERIOD M. 1918-1928

Pp M1-M338. This is the most bulky of the sets of notes and is divided into subsection's according to subject content. The page numbers are given below per subsection, with a note of each subsections' contents and any primary documents included therein. This was the only set of notes where Palmer's original filing system had survived relatively intact.

i. M1-7 General Contents List

ii. M9-48 Preliminary Summary. Contents: A Stormy Period; Notes on the Narrative; Personalia; Main Post War Features and Labour Upheavals; Other Main Features; Sundry Dates; Buildings and Land; Last Company Meeting Prior to Amalgamation.

M31 1923(1 Apr)

PRESS CUTTING, obituary of J A D Noreman, director of Ruston and Hornsby Ltd. "The Implement and Machinery Review" P1495. [Mounted]

M45 1929(13 Dec)

PLAN of the Orwell Works, including adjacent property. Scale 88ft to 1 inch DE DN D18207 BP.

M45A [c1925]

MAP of Ipswich. This is Harrison's 9" map with the Orwell Works marked on in red and keyed according to the code at the bottom left hand corner.

iii. M49-65 Last Words on the Great War Contents: Mr Grodzki's Message; Armistice Notes; RSJ Aircraft Works; Government Officials; Dragonfly Aero Engines; East Anglia and Munitions Output; V W Bone's Lecture on Engineering and the War.

M55 1918

INVITATION TICKET to V W Bone to the dance of the SMI Section of the Air Force at Hyde Park Hotel (20 Dec).

M59 1919(13 Oct)

PRESS CUTTING concerning East Anglian Munitions Output. "The Ipswich Star" [Mounted]

M60-62 1928(2 Apr)

MEMORANDUM from L C Horsley on the settlement of munitions accounts outstanding from the Great War.

M64 1919(22 Nov)

PRESS CUTTING concerning V W Bones lecture on Engineering and the War "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M65 1919

BOOKLET V W Bine "Manufacturing Engineering and some Lessons of the War". The Presidential Address to Ipswich Engineering Society (21 Nov). Concerns the relationship of labour to mechanisation and the needs of standardisation and scientific management. Pp 24.

iv. M66-74 The Amalgamation with Ruston and Hornsby Ltd

M67-69 1928(29 Mar)

MEMORANDUM from L C Horsley concerning the amalgamation.

M70-71 1919(14 Mar)

PRESS CUTTINGS containing 2 articles on the amalgamation "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M74 1919(Mar)

PRESS EXTRACT [Reprint] entitled "Our Part in the Great War - A Short Record of the Work done by Ruston and Hornsby Ltd" "Lincolnshire Echo" (25 Feb) Ruston & Hornsby Ltd. Pp 1. PN 3846.

v. M75-87 Frank Ayton Contents: Career; Presentation; Speech on 1919 (19 Jun); Views on Electric Vehicles 1921 and 1926. His Paper of 1921(25 Nov).

M79 1921(14 Sep)

PRESS CUTTING concerning termination of F Ayton's 18 year connection with Ipswich Corporation, Electricity Department. "East Anglian Daily Times". [Mounted]

M80-81 1919(19 Jun)

PRESS CUTTING concerning F Ayton's speech to the National Electrical Convention at Ipswich. "East Anglian Daily Times". [Mounted]

M83 1921

PRESS EXTRACT [Reprint] of a letter from F Ayton on Electric Vehicles and their operating costs "Modern Transport" (12 Nov) [Mounted]

M85 1921

BOOKLET - F Ayton "The Use of Electric Vehicles for Municipal Purposes".

A paper read to the Public Works Roads and Transport Congress of 1921 (25 Nov) Contains a summary of the use of Electric Vehicles by urban authorities. Also a statistical appendix of local authorities with the type and number of Electrical Vehicles in use and a further appendix containing remarks made by municipal officers concerning Electrical Vehicles. Pp 16.

M86-7 1922(1 Jan)

PRESS CUTTING concerning F Ayton's above paper on Electric Vehicles "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M87B 1926

BOOKLET - F Ayton. "Applications of Engineering to Agriculture". Excerpt Minutes of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers at Ipswich (15 Jun) with minutes of subsequent discussion and communications. Pp 683-720.

vi. M88-97 Labour Troubles Contents: Their Effects on Trade; "Short Time" at the Orwell Works; Moulders and Carpenter's Strike.

M90 1921(7 Jan)

CIRCULAR LETTER to their employees from RSJ concerning the acute depression affecting the factory and the need to resort to "short time" labour. Pp 4.

M91 1921(15 Apr)

CIRCULAR LETTER to their employees from RSJ concerning the continuing depression and the need to close 3 of the principal departments of the Main Works: Pp 3.

M92 1921(12 Jan)

PRESS CUTTINGS concerning RSJ's circular of 7 Jan above. "Daily Herald" [Mounted]

M93 1921(16 Apr)

PRESS CUTTING concerning the closure of the 3 departments as in RSJ's circular of 15 Apr above "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M95-6 1919(17 Sep)

PRESS CUTTING concerning V W Bone's remarks concerning RSJ production problems and the Moulders' and Carpenters' strike. "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M97 1919(7 Mar)

PRESS CUTTING being a letter from the Joint Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners and the General Union of Carpenters and Joiners concerning their strike at the Orwell Works "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

vii. M98-131 Strikes Contents: Woodworkers' Strike; Railway Strikes 1919 and 1924; The Two Coal Strikes; General Strike

M99 1919(5 Feb)

PRESS CUTTING concerning stike of Thrashing and Aircraft Woodworkers at the Orwell Works "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M100 1919(5 Mar)

PRESS CUTTING concerning RSJ's suggestions to avert serious trade losses, resulting from the above strike "Star" [Mounted]

M102-3 1919(27 Sep)

PRESS CUTTING concerning the great railway strike "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M104-6 1919(29 Sep)

PRESS CUTTING offering advice on how to deal with the railway strike "Daily Mail" [Mounted]

M110 1924(25 Jan)

PRESS CUTTING concerning the local effects of the railway strike including RSJ "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M121 1926(May)

PRESS CUTTING of an article entitled "The Story of a Blunder - Lessons of the Strike" by Wickham Steed. Also includes general strike photographs "The Review of Reviews Pp 417-428.

M122-3 1926(20 Mar)

PRESS CUTTINGS including an article explaining the termination of the strike and a diary of the strike fortnight 1-15 May "The Manchester Guardian Commercial" [Mounted]

M124-6 1926 [cMay]

PRESS CUTTINGS of photographs of transport in London during the General Strike. Source is possibly "Picture Post" [Mounted]

M127 1926(3 May)

PRESS CUTTINGS concerning latest General Strike News "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M128 1926(12 May)

NEWSPAPER "East Anglian Daily News" Strike Issue No 2. Pp 4.

M129 1926(15 May)

NEWSPAPER "The Times" Imperial and Foreign, Trade and Engineering Supplement No 410 Vol XVIII Pp 4.

M130 1926(9 May)

NEWSPAPER "The British Worker" Official Strike News Bulletin Pp 4.

M131 1926(11 May)

NEWSPAPER "East Anglian Daily Times" Strike Issue No 1 pp 2

viii. M132-139 Recovering from the Slump Contains 2 sets of notes, neither by Palmer.

M133-135 L C Horsley "Recovering from the Slump"

M136-139 F E Waterman "Import Export Agencies Established and Relinquished during the period of 1918(11 Nov) to 1927 Inclusive"

ix. M140-182 Production of New Specialities Contents: Engine Department - Steam Wagon and Kestner Boiler; Thrasher Department- especially Bedell's Dodder Separator; "V" Department - Trolley Buses; "15" Fleet; Runabout Crane; Bus Bodies; Electric Motors and Dynamos; Hangar and Airship Sheds; Lawn Mower Department; Plough Works; New Foundry for Plough Works; Laboratory; Blake's Concrete Mixer; Tractor Trials; Beet Lifting.

M142A 1921(Nov)

LEAFLET for the "Ransome" Overtype Steam Wagon. RSJ Pp 4 PN 7532H

M142C 1923(Jun)

LEAFLET for the "Ransome" Electric Runabout Crane. RSJ. Agents: Mossay & Co Ltd, Westminster. Pp 4. PN 7913H.

M147B 1922(Jul)

PRESS EXTRACT [Reprint] describing the demonstration of RSJ's 2 wheel conversion attachment for lorries. "Motor Transport" (17 Jul) RSJ. Pp 2. PN 7742G.

M148-150 1927(15 Mar)

PRESS CUTTING concerning RSJ's pneumatic tyred trolley buses with photographs "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M151 1927

PHOTOGRAPH of the Fleet of 15 Trolley Buses supplied by RSJ to the Ipswich Corporation. PhN 6219.

M166 1926

EXTRACT from PN 8616E Success of RSJ's Beet Lifting Apparatus at Peterborough Agricultural Society, 1926

M167 1927(Jul)

LEAFLET for Sugar Beet Implements including Sugar Beet Lifting Plough and Sugar Beet Lifting Attachments. RSJ Pp 4. PN 8795H

M171-2 1920

2 PHOTOGRAPHS of part of Plough Works and Implement Yard with Plough Works Foundry in its first stage of construction.

M178-9 1919(27 Sep)

PRESS CUTTING concerning the International Tractor Trials and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition at South Carlton, near Lincoln "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M182 1921(16 Sep)

PRESS CUTTING concerning demonstration of Agricultural Machinery at Ipswich arranged by RSJ "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

x. M183-196 Visits to the Orwell Works Contents: Lt. J M Marks; Mechanical Engineers; South African Farmers; Sir A Griffith-Boscawer; The Mayors Committee.

M187 1926

PROGRAMME for the visit to the Orwell Works of the Members of the Institution of Mechnical Engineers (16 Jun). Includes photographs, brief history and description of the Works. RSJ. Pp 11.

M190 1925(Aug)

PRESS EXTRACT [Reprint] on the visit of the South African Farmers to the Orwell Works "South Africa" RSJ Pp 4. PN 8262E

M192 1921(26 Nov)

PRESS CUTTING concerning visit of Sir A Griffith-Boscawer, Minister of Agriculture, to the Orwell Works "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M193 1921(Nov)

PHOTOGRAPH relating to the above visit [M192]

M195 1921(1 Jul)

PRESS CUTTING concerning gift of Agricultural Machinery from the Orwell Works to French Farmers "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M196 1921(Jul)

PHOTOGRAPH relating to the above [M195] PhN 4904

xi. M197-213 Fetes, Ceremonies and Presentations. Contents: V W Bone; Victory Fete 1919; War Memorial; Athletic Club; C J Palmer.

M199 1921

TOAST LIST AND PROGRAMME for the Orwell Works Smoking Concert of 22 Oct including a presentation of address to Victor W Bone. PI.

M200-1 1921(24 Oct)

PRESS CUTTING concerning departure of V W Bone and the above concert "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M203 1919(7 Jul)

INVITATION CARD to the Orwell Works Victory Fete and Sports at Orwell Park Nacton (12 Jul)

M204 1919(Jul)

PRESS EXTRACT [Reprint] concerning Orwell Works Victory Fete as above "East Anglian Daily Times" (16 Jul) RSJ. Pp 1 PN 7062G.

M205-6 1919(7 Jul)

10 PHOTOGRAPHS taken at the above fete together with contents list.

M209 1920(Jan)

PROGRAMME for the unveiling of the Orwell Works War Memorial (15 Jan) RSJ. Pp 4. PN 7165G

M211 1923

PROGRAMME for the Orwell Works Athletic Club's Celebrations of their 50th Anniversary held at the Co-operative Hall, Ipswich (26 Oct). Includes a history of the club. Pp 6.

M212 1928

PRESS EXTRACT [Reprint] of article entitled "An Orwell Works Presentation Mr C J Palmer's Sixty Years Service "East Anglian Daily Times" PI.

M213 1928

CARD for the above occasion with 2 photographs of Palmer 1868-1878 and 1928 with his signature.

xii. M214-231 Catalogues, Circulars, Photographs and Pictures [M222 was not used]

M216 [late 1920's]

CATALOGUE of photographs and illustrations of Ploughs, Lawn Mowers, Thrashing Machines, Portable and Stationary Steam Engines, Traction Engines, Steam Tractors, Boilers, Electric Motors, Trolley Buses, Electric Wagons, Trucks and Lorries, Cranes, Paraffin Oil Engines, Trailers, Pipe and Timber Jims, Aeroplane Hangars, Maize Shellers, Dressing Machines, Corn Mills, Cultivators, Ridgers, Harrows, Horse Rakes, Potato Diggers, Maize Planters. RSJ. Pp 64. PN-

M217 1925(Nov)

CATALOGUE of "Guanaco" Ploughs and Whippletrees. In Spanish. RSJ. Agents: Juan y José Drysdale y Cia, Peru and Buenos Aires. Pp 12. PN 843 6E.

M218 1927(Sep)

CATALOGUE of Stationary Steam Engines and Boilers. RSJ Pp 20 PN 8790E

M219-231 Photographs and Pictures. The photograph section is just the alphabetical contents list extracted from the front of TR RAN SP4/191 The pictures section is a contents list of the pictures hanging in 1930 in Mr Pawlyn's room, The Lunch Room and The Waiting Room [M231 missing]

M229 1922(6 Jul)

PRESS CUTTING of photograph of the Duke of York, E C Ransome and J A Goodwyn at the RASE Show, Cambridge "Daily Sketch" [Mounted]

M230A [late 1920's]

PHOTOGRAPH Aerial view of works with 3 of the major departments indicated and 2 of the 3 Timber Stock Yards.

xiii. M232-246 Personalities and Biographical Notices Contents: G W Morris; J D Johnson; Mr Visser; Martin Family; Mr Saunders of Rhodesia; G E Moberly; James Adams; Alien Goodwyn; G W Bone; Biographical Notes on photographs in Small Works Album [no longer extant] [M242 not used]

M234 1920(Jan)

PRESS CUTTING concerning the death of George W Morris at Racine, Wisconsin. Source (American) is not indicated. [Mounted]

M236 1920(Mar-Apr)

PRESS CUTTING concerning death of J D Johnson, Manager of RSJ London office. "East Anglian Daily Times" (19 Mar and 22 Mar) and "The Ironmonger" (3 Apr).

M238 1919(Sep)

NOTICE of demonstration of RSJ agricultural implements in Palestine at Mileweh - Israel, Sarona and Ramleh. In English and Arabic. Pp 2.

M244 1920

PRESS EXTRACT [Reprint] on death of James Adams, former manager of RSJ London Office "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M245 1925(20 Jan)

PRESS CUTTINGS concerning death of Alien Goodwyn, former managing director of RSJ "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M246 1926

PRESS EXTRACTS [Reprint] concerning death and funeral of G W Bone former manager of Ransome's Thrashing Works "East Anglian Daily Times" 24 and 29 Dec) [Mounted]

xiv. M247-278 Humerous Points in Letters A compilation made not for informative value but for humerous interest. Some items are similar to those in TR RAN AD 8/22. There are originals, original copies, subsequent copies, translations and extracts. Separate catalogue entries therefore have not been provided. The date range is 1873-1926.

xv. M279-306 Various Points of Interest Contents: 1924 Election; London Office: Bury Branch; Books of Reference [some items mentioned here are no longer extant]; Price Fluctuations 1857-1928; for Portable Steam Engines and Steam Thrashing Machinery, 1914-1924 for Ploughs; Booms and Lost Trade, respecting differing items of manufacture; Boiler for Ipswich Hospital; "Gothic" Steam Engine; The AGE; Cost Keeping.

M300-1 1923(17 Nov)

PRESS CUTTING concerning Boiler constructed by RSJ for East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospical, with photographs "East Anglian Daily Times" [Mounted]

M303-4 1927(14 Oct)

MEMORANDUM from W L Scott concerning RM 12 hp "Gothic" Vertical Steam Engine built for Great Exhibition of 1851.

M305 1912(16 May)

DRAWING of outline of above Vertical Steam Engine [Rough sketch made from DN 7480] BP

xvi. M307-334 Sundry Notices on Orwell Works Practice Contents: Post War Wage Reductions; Fire Protection; Work Rules and Regulations; Aged Workmen; Compensation; for Accidents; Canteen. The following is not by Palmer.

M333-4 L C Horsley "Workmen's Canteen"

xvii. M335 Handwriting and Autographs. Paginated M335/1-11A [M335/3 is missing]

M335/1 1850(28 Jan)

LETTER to C C Hammond from Robert Ransome on personal metters

M335/1a 1849(8 Feb)

LETTER to William Worby from James Ransome concerning cottage at Rushmere.

M335/2 1866

DESCRIPTION [Copy] of visit of Japanese Commissioners to Ipswich by J E Ransome. [Mounted]

M335/4 [1850's]

INDEX written by A T Cole, probably to ledger.

M335/5 1867(5 Apr)

COPY LETTER to John Head at Paris from John Foreman on Exhibition business.

M335/6 1867(11 May)

PART OF LETTER by Joseph Clement, Chief Foreign Correspondence in 1860's.

M335/7 [1860's]

NOTES made by W N Corbyn, secretary to John Head on the invention of straw bruising and chopping machinery for use in hot countries.

M335/8 1871(11 Dec)

LETTER to Whitehouse, Grimaldi and Co, Bolgna from RSH concerning order for Engines and Thrashers and alterations to "L" Thrasher. Written by W N Corbyn.

M335/9 18

LIST OF EXPENSES for Ransome v Graham. Written by W N Clarke [Mounted]

M335/10 1912(11 July)

COPY LETTER to Frank Garrett of Leiston with corrections by H S Jeffries.

M335/11

THREE PAGES from one of Palmer's scrapbooks with various mounted autographs.

M335/11A 1928(20 Jan)

SIGNATURES of most of Orwell Works Staff on occasion of the presentation to C J Palmer for his 50 years service with the firm. [Also copy list]

xviii. M336 1923(Jan)

PRESS EXTRACT [Reprint] of article by E C Ransome entitled "British Agricultural Machinery-Development of the Agricultural Machine" "Manchester Guardian Commercial" (Jan) RSJ Pp 4. PN 7856G

xix. M337 Short Summary of Whole "History" Paginated M337/1-8

xx. M338 Shorter Summary of Whole "History" Paginated M338/1-2