| Description | Includes:
- one presscutting relating to an early steam vehicle made by ‘Heaton Brothers’ in 1819 (n.d.)
- one presscutting relating to button making (15 August 1949)
- one photograph of John Kempson’s Town Plan of Birmingham, 1808
- an advertisement (and photocopies) for Ralph Heaton and Sons (n.d.)
- a copy of 'MBL' staff magazine dated September 1959 containing an article on the steam coach produced by Heaton Brothers.
- a photograph showing a scale model of a steam coach produced by Mr. George Lancaster
-an illustrated business card for the Mint Birmingham Ltd.
The firm of Heaton Brothers. was operated by John, William, George and Reuben Heaton, brothers of Ralph Heaton (b.1794 - 1862). They inherited the firm from their father Ralph Heaton (b.1755 - 1832). |