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Collapse MS 3782 - Matthew Boulton and Family Papers - 1737 - 20th CenturyMS 3782 - Matthew Boulton and Family Papers - 1737 - 20th Century
Expand 1 - Records of the firm of Boulton & Fothergill - 1757 - 17921 - Records of the firm of Boulton & Fothergill - 1757 - 1792
Expand 2 - Records of the firm of M. Boulton - 1782 - 18162 - Records of the firm of M. Boulton - 1782 - 1816
Expand 3 - Records of Soho Mint - 1791 - 18503 - Records of Soho Mint - 1791 - 1850
Expand 4 - Records of the London Banking Agency - 1802 - 18194 - Records of the London Banking Agency - 1802 - 1819
Expand 5 - Records of Other Firms - 1802 - 18315 - Records of Other Firms - 1802 - 1831
Expand 6 - Household Books and Documents - 1752 - 18636 - Household Books and Documents - 1752 - 1863
Expand 7 - Housekeeper's Books and Accounts (Soho House) - 1787 - 18267 - Housekeeper's Books and Accounts (Soho House) - 1787 - 1826
Expand 8 - Private Books and Documents - 1799 - 18558 - Private Books and Documents - 1799 - 1855
Expand 9 - Great Tew Books and Documents - 1815 - 18449 - Great Tew Books and Documents - 1815 - 1844
Expand 10 - Miscellaneous Cashiers' and Agents' Records - 1805 - 186310 - Miscellaneous Cashiers' and Agents' Records - 1805 - 1863
Expand 11 - Letters and Papers of Charles James Chubb - 1841 - 186311 - Letters and Papers of Charles James Chubb - 1841 - 1863
Expand 12 - Correspondence and Papers of Matthew Boulton - 1760 - 180912 - Correspondence and Papers of Matthew Boulton - 1760 - 1809
Expand 13 - Correspondence and Papers of Matthew Robinson Boulton - c.1770 - 184213 - Correspondence and Papers of Matthew Robinson Boulton - c.1770 - 1842
Expand 14 - Papers of Ann Boulton [Daughter of Matthew Boulton] - 1793 - 182914 - Papers of Ann Boulton [Daughter of Matthew Boulton] - 1793 - 1829
Expand 15 - Accounts of Mrs. Mary Anne Boulton [née Wilkinson, wife of Matthew Robinson Boulton, son of Matthew Boulton] - 1814 - 182715 - Accounts of Mrs. Mary Anne Boulton [née Wilkinson, wife of Matthew Robinson Boulton, son of Matthew Boulton] - 1814 - 1827
Expand 16 - Other Personal Records - 1759 - 184516 - Other Personal Records - 1759 - 1845
Expand 17 - Legal Documents - 1790 - 181817 - Legal Documents - 1790 - 1818
Expand 18 - Records of the 1st Battalion, Loyal Birmingham Volunteers - 1794 - 180518 - Records of the 1st Battalion, Loyal Birmingham Volunteers - 1794 - 1805
Expand 19 - Records of the Committee at Verdun for the Relief of British Prisoners in France - 1808 - 181319 - Records of the Committee at Verdun for the Relief of British Prisoners in France - 1808 - 1813
Expand 20 - Miscellaneous Documents - 1759 - 1813?20 - Miscellaneous Documents - 1759 - 1813?
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1 - Portions of a Letter Book of Boulton & Fothergill - 22 March 1773 - 16 October 1773
2 - 9 - Pattern Books, formerly belonging to the firm of Boulton & Fothergill - 1762 - 1844
2 - Pattern Book, formerly belonging to the firm of Boulton & Fothergill and Successor Firms. - 1762 - 1790
3 - Pattern Book, formerly belonging to the firm of Boulton & Fothergill and Successor Firms - 1790 - 1813
4 - Pattern Book, formerly belonging to the firm of Boulton & Fothergill and Successor Firms - 1814 - 1828
5 - Pattern Book, formerly belonging to the firm of Boulton & Fothergill and Successor Firms. - 1799 - 1816
6 - Pattern Book, formerly belonging to the firm of Boulton & Fothergill and Successor Firms. - c. 1803 - 1829
7 - Pattern Book, formerly belonging to the firm of Boulton & Fothergill and Successor Firms. - c. 1804 - 1838
8 - Pattern Book, formerly belonging to the firm of Boulton & Fothergill and Successor Firms. - 1837 - 1844
9 - Pattern Book, formerly belonging to the firm of Boulton & Fothergill and Successor Firms. - 1820 - 1825
10 - Letter Book of the firm of Boulton & Scale - 22 October 1784 - 23 April 1785
10-12 - Records of the firm of Boulton & Scale - 22 October 1784 - 23 April 1785
11 - Pattern Book of the firm of Boulton & Scale.
12 - Miscellaneous papers of the firm of Boulton & Scale. - 1789 - 1792
13 - Royal patent – Surveyor of Works: revocation of the appointment of Richard Arundel and appointment of Henry Fox, 1st Lord Holland - 17 January 1737
Expand 14 - Letters of Matthew Boulton to Joseph Banks   - 1789-180614 - Letters of Matthew Boulton to Joseph Banks - 1789-1806
Expand 15 - Title deeds of James Alston - 1728 - 184415 - Title deeds of James Alston - 1728 - 1844
Expand 16  - Correspondence of John Birt Davis with James Watt Jr.  - 183516 - Correspondence of John Birt Davis with James Watt Jr. - 1835
Expand 17 - Printed patent specifications  - 1855 - 185717 - Printed patent specifications - 1855 - 1857
18 - Letters Patent to George Piggott for New or Improved Machinery for Punching, Shearing and Rivetting Sheets or Plates of Iron. - 30 October 1862
19 - Papers concerning James Jackson. - 1893-1902
Expand 20 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Bookplates. - 19th cent.20 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Bookplates. - 19th cent.
Expand 21 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Engravings, Etchings - 18th cent.21 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Engravings, Etchings - 18th cent.
Expand 22 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Newspaper Cuttings - 1799 - 196522 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Newspaper Cuttings - 1799 - 1965
Expand 23 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Pamphlets - 1915-193523 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Pamphlets - 1915-1935
Collapse 24 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Photographs - 1863 - 197224 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Photographs - 1863 - 1972
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3 - Photograph of “hand-painted silk dress worn by Mrs. Matthew Boulton Junior about 1830.” - nd. ?19th cent.
4 - Photograph of Knill Court, as published in The Birmingham Post, 11 April 1934 - nd. 20th cent.
5 - Photograph of a plaster cast of Conrad Küchler - nd. 20th cent.
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8 - Photograph of Soho House said to be a copy of a photograph by J. Powell of 18 May 1863 - nd. 20th cent.
9 - Photocopy of photograph taken early 1900s of Soho Lake. - nd. 20th cent.
10 - Photocopy of photograph taken early 1900s of Soho House, rear view - nd. 20th cent.
11 - Photocopy of photograph, c.1900 of the house said to have been inhabited by Matthew Boulton’s gamekeeper - nd. 20th cent.
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13 - Photograph of Soho House, façade and garden, by Lewis & Co. of Sparkbrook - 1927
14 - Photograph taken by Lewis & Randall for Birmingham Assay office of Soho House façade - 1927
15 - Photograph taken by Lewis & Randall for Birmingham Assay office of Soho House, rear elevation - 1927
16 - Photograph taken by Lewis & Randall for Birmingham Assay office of Soho House, rear elevation showing remains of west wing - 1927
17 - Photograph by Lewis & Randall of the entrance hall, Soho House Hotel, showing opening from the right-hand alcove into the dining room - 1927
18 - Photograph by Lewis & Randall of the entrance hall, Soho House Hotel, another view - 1927
19 - Photograph by Lewis & Randall of the sitting room, Soho House Hotel, looking towards the bow window. - 1927
20 - Photograph by Lewis & Randall of the sitting room, Soho House Hotel, looking towards the hall - 1927
21 - Photograph by Lewis & Randall of the dining room, Soho House Hotel - 1927
23 - Photograph of engraving of Soho Manufactory by F. Eginton, published in J. Bisset’s Directory of 1800 - nd. 20th cent.
24 - Photograph of engraving of Soho Manufactory - nd. 20th cent.
25 - Photocopy of two photographs showing brick foundations on site of Soho Manufactory, c. 1900 - nd. 20th cent.
26 - Photostat [?] reproduction of an engraving by M. Billing of Birmingham of a factory - nd. 20th cent.
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28 - Photograph of a portrait of James Watt (wax medallion) by Peter Rouw, 1804 - nd. 20th cent.
29 - Photograph of a portrait of James Watt (painting in oils) by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1813 - nd. 20th cent.
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31 - Photograph of a suit bearing buttons made by Josiah Wedgwood and Matthew Boulton - nd. 20th cent.
32 - Photograph of a portrait of John Wilkinson by Lemuel Francis Abbott, in the National Portrait Gallery - nd. 20th cent.
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Expand 25 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Printed material, transcripts etc. relating to Birmingham - 1924 - 194025 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Printed material, transcripts etc. relating to Birmingham - 1924 - 1940
Expand 26 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Sales Catalogues and cuttings from Sales Catalogues - 1910 - 198726 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office: Sales Catalogues and cuttings from Sales Catalogues - 1910 - 1987
27 - Soho House Library Loan Book - 1814 - 1845
28 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office. - 20th cent.
29 - "Illustrative" Material Added by the Assay Office. - 20th cent.
Expand 30 - Miscellaneous - 1864 - 193430 - Miscellaneous - 1864 - 1934
31 - Original Boulton & Fothergill Pattern Book. - c.1788

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