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Collapse MS 1422 - Records of IMI Plc. and subsidiary firms - 19th - 20th cent.MS 1422 - Records of IMI Plc. and subsidiary firms - 19th - 20th cent.
Expand 1 - Allen Everitt & Sons Ltd. of Smethwick - 1800 - 19441 - Allen Everitt & Sons Ltd. of Smethwick - 1800 - 1944
Expand 2 - Amal Ltd. - 1949 - 19632 - Amal Ltd. - 1949 - 1963
Expand 3 - Barton & Williams Company (Birmingham Ltd.) - 1932 - 19723 - Barton & Williams Company (Birmingham Ltd.) - 1932 - 1972
Expand 4 - C. Binks (1920) Ltd. - 1920 - 19274 - C. Binks (1920) Ltd. - 1920 - 1927
Expand 5 - The Birmingham Metal & Munitions Company Ltd. - 1897 - 19205 - The Birmingham Metal & Munitions Company Ltd. - 1897 - 1920
Expand 6 - Bonas Tapes Ltd. - 1968 - 19716 - Bonas Tapes Ltd. - 1968 - 1971
Expand 7 - British Copper Manufacturers Ltd. - 1839 - 19457 - British Copper Manufacturers Ltd. - 1839 - 1945
Expand 8 - Broderick Insulated Structures Ltd. - 1948 - 19698 - Broderick Insulated Structures Ltd. - 1948 - 1969
Expand 9 - Broughton Copper Co. Ltd. - 1800 - 19449 - Broughton Copper Co. Ltd. - 1800 - 1944
Expand 10 - Brown & Barlow Ltd. - 1904 - 192710 - Brown & Barlow Ltd. - 1904 - 1927
Expand 11 - Clix Fasteners (UK) Ltd. - 1943 - 197111 - Clix Fasteners (UK) Ltd. - 1943 - 1971
Expand 12 - Coles Radiators Ltd. - 1962 - 196912 - Coles Radiators Ltd. - 1962 - 1969
Expand 13 - Darlow Ltd. - 190213 - Darlow Ltd. - 1902
Expand 14 - Dukes & Briggs Engineering Company Ltd. - 1953 - 197214 - Dukes & Briggs Engineering Company Ltd. - 1953 - 1972
Expand 15 - Elliots Metal Company Ltd. - 1832 - 197015 - Elliots Metal Company Ltd. - 1832 - 1970
Expand 16 - Excelsior Motor Radiator Company Ltd. of Leeds - 1919 - 195216 - Excelsior Motor Radiator Company Ltd. of Leeds - 1919 - 1952
Expand 17 - Explosive Trades Ltd. - 1918 - 192017 - Explosive Trades Ltd. - 1918 - 1920
Expand 18 - The Forward Engineering Company of Birmingham - 1881 - 190518 - The Forward Engineering Company of Birmingham - 1881 - 1905
Expand 19 - Fyffe & Co. Ltd. of Dundee - 1924 - 195919 - Fyffe & Co. Ltd. of Dundee - 1924 - 1959
Expand 20 - H. Gill (Stampings) Ltd. of Nechells - 1919 - 196620 - H. Gill (Stampings) Ltd. of Nechells - 1919 - 1966
Expand 21 - Greens Patent Tube Company - 1866 - 187921 - Greens Patent Tube Company - 1866 - 1879
Expand 22 - Grice, Grice & Son Ltd. - 1904 - 193022 - Grice, Grice & Son Ltd. - 1904 - 1930
Expand 23 - Hadley & Shorthouse Ltd. - 1839 - 189923 - Hadley & Shorthouse Ltd. - 1839 - 1899
Expand 24 - Hardy's Motor Radiators Ltd. - 1960 - 196924 - Hardy's Motor Radiators Ltd. - 1960 - 1969
Expand 25 - Headley, Birch & Company Ltd. - 1919 - 197425 - Headley, Birch & Company Ltd. - 1919 - 1974
Expand 26 - Hughes-Stubbs Metal Company Ltd. - 1906 - 192626 - Hughes-Stubbs Metal Company Ltd. - 1906 - 1926
Expand 27 - ICI Ltd. and ICI (Export) Ltd. - 1955 - 197727 - ICI Ltd. and ICI (Export) Ltd. - 1955 - 1977
Expand 28 - ICI Metals Ltd. - 20th cent.28 - ICI Metals Ltd. - 20th cent.
Expand 29 - Irish Metal Industries Ltd. - 195029 - Irish Metal Industries Ltd. - 1950
Expand 30 - John Bibby, Sons & Company (Garston) Ltd. - 1861 - 194230 - John Bibby, Sons & Company (Garston) Ltd. - 1861 - 1942
Expand 31 - John Marston Ltd. of Wolverhampton - 1895 - 194431 - John Marston Ltd. of Wolverhampton - 1895 - 1944
Expand 32 - Kings Norton Metal Company Ltd. - 19th - 20th cent.32 - Kings Norton Metal Company Ltd. - 19th - 20th cent.
Expand 33 - G. Kynoch & Company Ltd. - 1859 - 189933 - G. Kynoch & Company Ltd. - 1859 - 1899
Expand 34 - Kynoch Ltd. - 19th - 20th cent.34 - Kynoch Ltd. - 19th - 20th cent.
Expand 35 - Kynoch Estate Company - 1899 - 190135 - Kynoch Estate Company - 1899 - 1901
Expand 36 - J. W. Lawrence Ltd. - 1953 - 197236 - J. W. Lawrence Ltd. - 1953 - 1972
Collapse 37 - Lightning Fastners Ltd. - 1920 - 198037 - Lightning Fastners Ltd. - 1920 - 1980
Expand 1 - Corporate records - 1925 - 19731 - Corporate records - 1925 - 1973
Expand 2 - Share records - 1953 - 19622 - Share records - 1953 - 1962
Expand 5 - Legal records - 1937 - 19395 - Legal records - 1937 - 1939
Collapse 6 - Operational records - 1921 - 19756 - Operational records - 1921 - 1975
Expand 5 - Correspondence - The following are correspondence files re Societe Anonyme Fermeture Eclair (S. A. F. E.) (a foreign subsidiary company of ICI) - 1921 - 19395 - Correspondence - The following are correspondence files re Societe Anonyme Fermeture Eclair (S. A. F. E.) (a foreign subsidiary company of ICI) - 1921 - 1939
Expand 6 - Other records concerning operation of business - These files have been kept as they are and not arranged in the categories that other records have because they form distinct and obvious filing systems, i.e. those files relating to plastic fasteners, lightning fasteners, and sales. These groups of files include information about development, prices, and policies etc. - 1933 - 19516 - Other records concerning operation of business - These files have been kept as they are and not arranged in the categories that other records have because they form distinct and obvious filing systems, i.e. those files relating to plastic fasteners, lightning fasteners, and sales. These groups of files include information about development, prices, and policies etc. - 1933 - 1951
Collapse 8 - Research and development records - This series of records includes notes and reports of visits to other companies around the world, market surveys, development records, studies, and observations. - 1937 - 19758 - Research and development records - This series of records includes notes and reports of visits to other companies around the world, market surveys, development records, studies, and observations. - 1937 - 1975
1 - General Report of Visit to Talon Inc., Meadville, and Lightning fasteners Ltd. Canada - 1938
2 - Historical survey re the alleged infringement by Zipp Werk & Carl H. Bauer of Hora's German Patents Nos. 530, 385 and 552, 343 - 1939
3 - Review of Slide Fastener Situation - 1939
4 - Report on Visit of Mr F Cooper and Mr G A D Smith to USA and Canada - 1939
5 - Report on visit of Mr R Finch to Canada and the United States of America in connection with Lightening Fastener Matters - 1945
6 - Memorandum No. 28 Information relating to competitors of Lightening Fasteners Ltd. in the home market - 1946
7 - Report on Zipp Werk G.m.b.H. Nuremberg - 1947
8 - The 'Lightning Zipp' Fastener. Appears to be a handbook for the agent selling the zip fastener - 1948
9 - Report on visit to Canada and USA - 1948
10 - A survey of markets for 'Lightning Fasteners' - 1949
11 - Report on observations on the sales technique as used by Talon Fastener Corp. and Lightening Fastener Co. Ltd. Canada - 1949
12 - The 'Lightening-Zipp' Fastener, appears to be a handbook for the agent selling the Zipp Fastener - 1950
13 - A study of the production and merchandising of Lightening Fasteners - 1950
14 - A survey of markets for 'Lightening' Fasteners, second report by C W James - 1955
15 - Policy proposals and development plans in the United Kingdom, by A H Reincke - 1955
16 - Market survey Sweden, by Lord Mountevans - 1958
17 - Report on pressure die casting of slider components, by Lightening Fasteners Limited - 1958
18 - An assessment of the scope for reducing metallic fastener production costs and of the appropriate development effort, by G. R. Wilkins, including a division engineering department contribution by R. A. Lyall - 1958
19 - Report of the panel appointed to examine the organisation of Lightening Fasteners Limited and the factory oncost and factory general charges incurred at the Lightening Fastener factories at Witton and Glasnant - 1959
20 - Conditions of profitability for Lightening Fasteners Limited in the United Kingdom - 1959
21 - The forward planning of production of 'Lightening' Fasteners, by N Boodson (inserted: 3 copies of an article with the same title as above, a booklet entitled 'An introduction to merchandising and stock control of Lightening Fasteners,, - 1959 - 1963
22 - Baskerville report, report of the panel appointed to examine the organisation of Lightening Fasteners Limited as the factory oncost and factory general charges incurred at the Lightening Fastener factories in Witton and Glasnant - 1959
23 - Notes on visit to USA and Canada - 1959
24 - An outline of the administrative structure of the overseas fastener companies and a summary of their agreements and those of Lightening fasteners LTD., by M S Christie - 1960
25 - The advantages of concentrating Lightening fastener manufacture in the United Kingdom on a single site, by G R Wilkins, G H Cuttler - 1960
26 - Survey of the UK Zip fastener market - 1960
27 - Survey of the Benelux Zip fastener market - 1960
28 - Visit of J Larroque and E Swainson to USA - 1961
29 - Survey of the French slide fastener market - 1961
30 - Etude du marche Francaise des fermetures a glissiere effectuee par MM Tamet & Masurel avec le concours de Mr Ryder. Survey of French zipp market (French) - 1960
31 - Etude du marche Francaise des fermetures a glissiere effectuee par MM Tamet & Masurel avec le concours de Mr Ryder. Survey of French zipp market (French) - 1960
32 - Etude du marche Francaise des fermetures a glissiere effectuee par MM Tamet & Masurel avec le concours de Mr Ryder. Survey of French zipp market (French) - 1960
33 - A survey of the UK domestic market for Zip fasteners, 1961-62, by the Commercial Research Department - 1962
34 - Visit report to USA & Canada, May 1963, by S. P. Davies, E. S. Swainson - 1963
35 - Report on visit to Fermeture Eclair and Zipp Werk made by Messrs. G. F. Butcher and K. C. Randle in March 1964 - 1964
36 - Survey of the UK zip fastener market 1964 - 1964
37 - Visit to Japan and Hong Kong 7th August - 29th August 1966, by H P W Brownsdon - 1966
38 - The European clothing industry, by D J Fewtrell, March 1975, a project - 1975
39 - An introduction to the technology of slide fastener production in the LF Group, by P S Crowther - 1975
40 - Slide Fastener Survey - 1937
Expand 7 - Marketing and public relations - 1920 - 19807 - Marketing and public relations - 1920 - 1980
Expand 8 - Staff and employment records - 19298 - Staff and employment records - 1929
Expand 9 - Premises and property records - 19339 - Premises and property records - 1933
Expand 10 - Other - 1959 - 196210 - Other - 1959 - 1962
Expand 38 - Marston Excelsior Ltd. of Wolverhampton - 1935 - 196838 - Marston Excelsior Ltd. of Wolverhampton - 1935 - 1968
Expand 39 - Muntz's Metal Company Ltd. of Smethwick - 1846 - 193939 - Muntz's Metal Company Ltd. of Smethwick - 1846 - 1939
Expand 40 - Newnham Ltd. - 1903 - 192440 - Newnham Ltd. - 1903 - 1924
Expand 41 - Norman Isherwood Ltd. - 1960 - 197341 - Norman Isherwood Ltd. - 1960 - 1973
Expand 42 - Optilon Ltd. - 1957 - 197342 - Optilon Ltd. - 1957 - 1973
Expand 43 - J. F. Ratcliff (Holdings) Ltd. - 1951 - 196343 - J. F. Ratcliff (Holdings) Ltd. - 1951 - 1963
Expand 44 - Reeves & Co. (Birmingham Ltd.) - 1939 - 196744 - Reeves & Co. (Birmingham Ltd.) - 1939 - 1967
Expand 45 - Richard Walker Ltd. - 1911 - 192145 - Richard Walker Ltd. - 1911 - 1921
Expand 46 - Richardsons (Dublin) Ltd. - 195046 - Richardsons (Dublin) Ltd. - 1950
Expand 47 - Scottish Non-Ferrous Tube Industries Ltd. - 1949 - 195447 - Scottish Non-Ferrous Tube Industries Ltd. - 1949 - 1954
Expand 48 - Smokeless Powder and Ammunition Company Ltd. - 1886 - 190548 - Smokeless Powder and Ammunition Company Ltd. - 1886 - 1905
Expand 49 - Steatite & Porcelain Productions Ltd. - 1940 - 195649 - Steatite & Porcelain Productions Ltd. - 1940 - 1956
Expand 50 - J. Stern (Fastners) Ltd. - 1961 - 196850 - J. Stern (Fastners) Ltd. - 1961 - 1968
Expand 51 - Stewart King Industries Ltd. - 1943 - 197251 - Stewart King Industries Ltd. - 1943 - 1972
Expand 52 - Suez Contractors (Ammunition) Ltd. - 1955 - 195752 - Suez Contractors (Ammunition) Ltd. - 1955 - 1957
Expand 53 - Three Counties Pneumatic Products Ltd. - 1968 - 197753 - Three Counties Pneumatic Products Ltd. - 1968 - 1977
Expand 54 - R.E. Voisey Ltd. - 1921 - 196954 - R.E. Voisey Ltd. - 1921 - 1969
Expand 55 - Waterheating Systems No. 2 Ltd. - 1970 - 197155 - Waterheating Systems No. 2 Ltd. - 1970 - 1971
Expand 56 - Wilcox & Lines Ltd. - 1949 - 197556 - Wilcox & Lines Ltd. - 1949 - 1975
Expand 57 - William Cooper Goode Ltd. - 1910 - 192557 - William Cooper Goode Ltd. - 1910 - 1925
Expand 59 - Williams Foster & Company and Pascoe, Grenfell & Sons Ltd. - 1835 - 189259 - Williams Foster & Company and Pascoe, Grenfell & Sons Ltd. - 1835 - 1892
Expand 60 - Winfield Rolling Mills Ltd. - 1888 - 197760 - Winfield Rolling Mills Ltd. - 1888 - 1977
Expand 61 - The Yorkshire Copper Works Ltd. and The Yorkshire Copper Works Holdings Ltd. - 1909 - 197061 - The Yorkshire Copper Works Ltd. and The Yorkshire Copper Works Holdings Ltd. - 1909 - 1970
Expand 62 - Imperial Metal Industries (Kynoch) Ltd. - 1931 - 197962 - Imperial Metal Industries (Kynoch) Ltd. - 1931 - 1979
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