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Ref NoMS 1623/1/10/1/82
TitleFile: 'Various employment, agency & copyright agreements 1890s and 1900s'
LevelItem
Date1893 - 1920
DescriptionIncludes agreements of The Mint, Birmingham Ltd. with:
- William McGeoch and Co. (Argyle St., Glasgow) for the supply and sale of white metal manufactured by the Mint. Date: 28 July 1898.
- Mr. Charles A. Fielding for the appointment of Mr. Fielding as sales agent for the Mint in Manchester and district. Date: 31 March 1898.
- Francis Robert Baker regarding a commission on a patent bedstead. Date: 13 Nov 1895.
- Mr. Ralph Heaton for the employment of Mr. Heaton as Managing Director for 5 years. Date: 27 October 1911.
- John Michell for the appointment of Mr. Michell as sales agent for Bristol, South Wales, South and West England and South of Gloucester. Date: 23 February 1900.
- W.E. Roberts for the appointment of Mr. Roberts as agent for the North East District. Date: 27 September 1920.
- William Ernest Bromet for the employment of Mr. Bromet as Assistant Manager for the term of 3 years. Date: 26 April 1901.
- Mr. J.H.Ackling for the employment of Mr. Ackling as Deputy Engineer. Date: 21 February 1902.
- William Edward Judge (Booth Street, Handsworth) for the employment of Mr. Judge as Foreman of the Fitting Shop for 5 years. Date: 11 February 1904.
- Mr. Thomas Judge (Booth Street, Handsworth) for employment of Mr. Judge as Engineer and Works Manager for 5 years. Date: 25 April 1902.
- Mr. Thomas Judge (Booth Street, Handsworth) for employment of Mr. Judge as Engineer and Works Manager for 5 years. Date: 14 June 1907.
-Mr. Thomas Howlett (Graham House, Icknield Street) for employment of Mr. Howlett as Assistant Engineer for 7 years. Date: 25 May 1900
- Thomas Bartlett (144 Burbury Street, Birmingham) for the employment of Mr. Bartlett as Blank Cutter and Miller for 5 years. Date: 15 June 1903 (Marked 'Cancelled by death Nov 1904')
- Walter Heaton (11 Greenfield Crescent, Edgbaston) for the employment of Mr. Heaton as Secretary for 6 years from 1 April 1897. Date: 12 November 1897.
- Hugh Middleton (Nursery Road, Birmingham) for the employment of Mr. Middleton as Mechanical Engineer for 5 years. Date: 1 April 1899
- Thomas Judge (16 Booth Street, Handsworth) for the employment of Mr. Judge as Engineer and Assistant Works Manager for 6 years from 1 April 1900. Date: 21 December 1900 (Marked 'Cancelled April 25 1902')
- Hugh Middleton (Nursery terrace, Birmingham) for the employment of Mr. Middleton as Mechanical Engineer for 7 years. Date: 1 January 1893
- Edward and Wilfred Owen (21 Ludgate Hill, Birmingham) for the appointment of Messrs. Owen as sales agents for Imperial Crown Silver products, including spoons and forks from 1 February 1900. Date: 23 February 1900
- Gustav Leers of Leers & Co. Berlin for the employment of Mr. Leers as an agent for the Mint for South Africa for one year from 1 June 1897. Date: 4 May 1897
- Thomas Judge (16 Booth Street, Handsworth) for the appointment of Mr. Judge as Engineer and Assistant Works Manager for 5 years from 15 November 1895
-Ralph Heaton (Garthlyn, Edgbaston) for the appointment of Mr. Heaton as Managing Director for 5 years from 1 April 1900. Date: 28 September 1900 (Marked 'Expired')
- Carl Julius Holm (13 Vestre Boulevard, Copenhagen) for the employment of Mr. Holm as agent for the Mint in Denmark from 1 January 1898. Date: 21 January 1898
- Thomas Beynon and James Rees Beynon (deleted in pencil and modified to Drummond and Tomkinson, 1 Moseley Street, Newcastle on Tyne) for Thomas Beynon and James Rees Beynon to act as agents for the Mint in the North East District. Date: 29 April 1904
- Mr. Joseph Turner for employment of Mr. Turner as a Clerk. Date: 9 August 1899
- Mr. William Cowper for the employment of Mr. Cowper as agent in the North East of England. Date: 23rd June 1898 (date deleted in pencil and marked 21st June 1901, marked Terminates 30 June 1903)
- Mr. Thomas Howlett for the employment of Mr. Howlett as Assistant Engineer, Date: 17 July 1893.
- Emil Fughs, sculptor, for the Mint to hold dies of a medal containing a portrait of Queen Victoria and to strike these on request by Emil Fughs. Date: 22 February 1901.
- William Hawkes Ryland, for the Mint to manufacture and sell 'Imperial Crown Silver' on behalf of Mr. Ryland (inventor). Date: 19 June 1896.
The file also includes:
- Copy entry from the 'Register of Proprietors of Copyright in Paintings, Drawings, and Photographs' for copyright [Birmingham Mint] in drawings of the heads of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Date: 29 January 1902 (entry), 31 January 1902 (copy)
- Handwritten statement by Walter Heaton in relation to his 'claim against the Mint (Birmingham) Limited'. Date:16 May 1905.
- Receipt for £850 received by Messrs. Pinsent and Co. from The Mint, Birmingham Ltd. on behalf of Walter Heaton as 'the amount due to Mr. Walter Heaton in satisfaction of all claims'. Date: 18 May 1905.
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