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D982 - Eagle Star Foundry, Belper (Smedley Bros) - c.1890-1970
1 - Financial Records - 20th cent
2 - Correspondence - 20th cent
3 - Sales Catalogues - 20th cent
4 - Plans, Designs and Related Documents - 20th cent
1 - Sketched Designs - 20th cent
2 - Blueprints - 1925-1926
1 - Blueprint of a cast iron footstep bearing for a pan mill - 5th Feb. 1925
2 - Blueprint of a ball bearing footstep - 31st Aug. 1926
3 - Untitled blueprint - 20th cent.
4 - Blueprint of the new foundations for the foundry extension - 15th Mar. 1935
5 - Blueprint of a 7' - 0" Type 7 mill - 24th Jul. 1926
6 - Blueprint of a 5 cwt, motor-driven pneumatic hammer - 30th May 1925
7 - Blueprint of a 5 cwt, motor-driven pneumatic hammer - 30th May 1925
8 - Blueprint of a steam-heated pan for Type 14 and Type 17 mixers - 20th cent.
9 - Blueprint of the application of a footstep bearing to a mortar or sand mill - 1st Oct. 1936
10 - Blueprint of a footstep bearing for a 6-ton load - 20th Oct. 1924
11 - Blueprint of the application of roller journal bearings to the worm shaft of a reduction gear in a 10-ton crane - 31st Mar. 1926
12 - Blueprint for the application of ball and roller bearings to the footstep of a grinding pan - 5th Apr. 1932
13 - Blueprint of the footstep of a pan mill - 28th Apr. 1926
14 - Blueprint of the application of Timken bearings to a 25-ton Derrick Heel - 12th Jun. 1942
15 - Blueprint of the application of Timken bearings to trunnion rollers - 4th Oct. 1939
16 - Blueprint and accompanying sketch for the arrangement of a footstep bearing on a mixing mill - 3rd Oct. 1924
17 - Blueprint of a footstep bearing for a pan mill - 26th Jul. 1926
18 - Blueprints of the application of ball, journal and thrust bearings, with shock absorbers, to the footstep of a mortar mill - 14th Dec. 1925
19 - Blueprint of the arrangement of a footstep bearing on a mixing mill - 3rd Oct. 1924
20 - Blueprint of a ball bearing footstep for an edge runner mill - 5th Feb. 1925
21 - Blueprint of the application of ball and roller bearings to the footstep of a grinding pan - 5th Apr. 1932
22 - Blueprint of the application of ball and roller bearings to the footstep of a grinding pan - 5th Apr. 1932
23 - Blueprint and specification for an electro-magnetic brake - 27th Aug. 1935
24 - Blueprint of various building and roofing designs - 2nd Apr. 1946
25 - Blueprint, sent by D. Chattaway & Son Ltd., of a new crane gantry for the Smedley foundry - 20th cent.
26 - Blueprint and specifications from Royce Ltd. for standard AC motors, sizes 51-86 - 24th Oct. 1922
27 - Blueprint and specifications from Royce Ltd. for standard machines, sizes 91-254 - 26th Mar. 1922
28 - Blueprint and specifications from Royce Ltd. for standard AC motors, sizes 51-86 - 24th Oct. 1922
29 - Blueprint of cast iron brine pipes - 23rd Mar. 1928
30 - Blueprint of cast iron pipes - 24th Mar. 1928
31 - Blueprint of cast iron valves - 20th Oct. 1916
32 - Blueprint of a cast iron column hanger bracket and wall box - 22nd Nov. 1920
33 - Blueprint of cast iron rollers for No. 3 coke screens, commissioned for the County Borough of Wallesy Gas and Water Department - 7th Nov. 1932
34 - Blueprint of cast iron columns and brackets - 10th Sep. 1920
35 - Blueprint of a cast iron wheel guard - 29th Apr. 1920
36 - Blueprint of a cast iron column - 28th Sep. 1920
37 - Blueprint and accompanying note for 2 cast iron boiler liners for Spencer-Hopwood Ltd. - 25th Nov. 1927
38 - Blueprint of a cast iron octagonal post - 29th Jan. 1920
39 - Blueprint of a cast iron bracket - 4th Dec. 1919
40 - Blueprint of cast iron shoes - 3rd May 1920
41 - Blueprint of a cast iron column - 22nd Jan. 1935
42 - Blueprint of cast iron blocks - 5th Mar. 1920
43 - Blueprint of a cast iron column - 12th May 1920
44 - Blueprint and accompanying note for a cast iron boiler liner for Spencer Bonecourt Ltd. - 9th Sep. 1926
45 - Blueprint of cast iron columns - 3rd May 1920
46 - Blueprint and accompanying note for 8 cast iron columns - 13th Jun. 1931-15 Jun. 1931
47 - Blueprint of a cast iron column - 3rd Jun. 1920
48 - Blueprint of cast iron columns for H. Young & Co. Ltd. - 27th Aug. 1920
49 - Blueprint of cast iron column entasis details - 31st Aug. 1931
50 - Blueprint and accompanying note for 2 cast iron hearthplates - 29th May 1931-2nd Jun. 1931
51 - Blueprint of a cast iron column - 23rd Jun. 1931
52 - Blueprint of a cast iron column for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 1st May 1920
53 - Blueprint of a cast iron column for Edward Wood & Co. Ltd. - 13th Dec. 1935
54 - Blueprint of a cast iron bush for a runner - 27th Apr. 1920
55 - Blueprint of cast iron columns for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 14th Jun. 1920
56 - Blueprint of heads and shoes to roof trusses - 23rd Jun. 1920
57 - Blueprint of a cast iron head, dome, plate, rollers and end collars - 20th cent.
58 - Blueprint of cast iron columns - 11th Jun. 1920
59 - Blueprint and accompanying note for 6 cast iron columns - 27th Jul. 1932-3rd Aug. 1932
60 - Blueprint and accompanying note for 2 cast iron baffle plates - 25th Sep. 1933
61 - Blueprint of cast iron columns - 25th Aug. 1933
62 - Blueprint of a cast iron lamp column in Kingston, Jamaica - 16th Aug. 1932
63 - Blueprint and accompanying note for 24 cast iron columns, with additional cap and base designs - 27th Oct. 1933-30th Oct. 1933
64 - Blueprint and accompanying note for 4 cast iron columns - 26th Oct. 1933
65 - Blueprint of a cast iron screen and provender - 7th Jun. 1933
66 - Blueprint of cast iron mouthpieces for silo bin bottoms - 26th May 1933
67 - Blueprint of cast iron mouthpieces for bin hoppers in a flaking mill and rope race - 31st May 1933
68 - Blueprint of cast iron mouthpieces for bin hoppers in a screen house and provender mill - 31st May 1933
69 - Blueprint of cast iron screen columns for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 20th cent.
70 - Blueprint of cast iron flaking mill columns for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 20th cent.
71 - Blueprint of cast iron flaking mill columns for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 10th Jun. 1933
72 - Blueprint of 7 cast iron columns for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 17th May 1933
73 - Blueprint of cast iron screen columns for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 20th cent.
74 - Blueprint of a cast iron column for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 17th May 1933
75 - Blueprint of a cast iron provender mill column for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 17th May 1933
76 - Blueprint of cast iron screen columns for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 20th cent.
77 - Blueprint of cast iron mill columns for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 20th cent.
78 - Blueprint of 3 cast iron columns for A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. - 20th cent.
79 - Blueprint of cast iron columns - 20th cent.
80 - Blueprint of a cast iron column - 22nd Jul. 1931
81 - List of orders with specifications - 10th Sep. 1920
82 - Order from Midland Refactories Co. Ltd. for 60 cast iron pedestals - 27th Apr. 1920
83 - Order from Dalton & Co. for cast iron hanger brackets, pulleys, a wall box and hard wood pieces - 19th Oct. 1920
84 - Order from A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. for 2 cast iron columns - 20th Aug. 1926
85 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for 2 cast iron columns - 23rd Apr. 1920
86 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for 5 cast iron columns - 23rd Feb. 1920
87 - Cancelled order from H. Parkes & Nephew Ltd. for 2 cast iron columns - 23rd Apr. 1920
88 - Order from H. Parkes & Nephew Ltd. for a cast iron wheel guard - 20th Mar. 1920
89 - Order from H. Parkes & Nephew Ltd. for 2 cast iron gate posts - 29th Jan. 1920
90 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for a cast iron column - 5th May 1920
91 - Order from Heage Naughton Colliery Co. for 24 firebar patterns - 26th Aug. 1926
92 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for 2 cast iron columns - 27th Apr. 1920
93 - Order from H. Parkes & Nephew Ltd. for 5 cast iron columns - 28th Apr. 1920
94 - Order from W. H. Raynor & Co. Ltd. for 16 cast iron shoes - 28th Apr. 1920
95 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for a cast iron column - 23rd Apr. 1920
96 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for 2 cast iron columns - 1st Apr. 1920
97 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for a cast iron column - 31st Mar. 1920
98 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for 20 cast iron curbings - 24th Apr. 1920
99 - Order from A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. for 2 cast iron brackets - 23rd Sep. 1920
100 - Order from Fawcett Construction Co. Ltd. for a cast iron column - 27th Apr. 1920
101 - Order for 2 cast iron columns - 14th Feb. 1933
102 - Order from A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. for 2 cast iron brackets - 22nd Mar. 1920
103 - Order from A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. for 18 cast iron brackets - 2nd Dec. 1919
104 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for 2 cast iron columns - 13th May 1920
105 - Order from H. Young & Co. Ltd. for 11 cast iron columns - 30th Apr. 1920
106 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for 5 castings - 12th May 1920
107 - Order from H. Parkes & Nephew Ltd. for 2 cast iron columns - 17th Mar. 1920
108 - Order from H. Parkes & Nephew Ltd. for 11 cast iron columns and 4 boxes, with a cancelled order for 6 columns - 30th Mar. 1920
109 - Order from Lewis & Grundy Ltd. for 42 cast iron columns - 12th May 1920
110 - Order from H. Young & Co. Ltd. for 5 cast iron columns - 10th Jun. 1920
111 - Order from Lewis & Grundy Ltd. for 17 cast iron standards - 24th Dec. 1935
112 - Order from J. Jackson, Son & Co. for 3 cast iron columns - 21st May 1920
113 - Order from Matterson, Huxley & Watson for a cast iron column - 22nd Jan. 1935
114 - Order from Coulson F. Stokes & Co. for 3 cast iron blocks - 5th Mar. 1920
115 - Orders from M. R. Co. and Measures Bros. Ltd. for cast iron columns - 13th Mar. 1920-20th Apr. 1920
116 - Order from Fawcett Construction Co. Ltd. for 3 cast iron blocks - 20th May 1920
117 - Order from A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. for 4 cast iron columns - 2nd Jun. 1920
118 - Order from Spooner & Bailey Ltd. for 4 cast iron stoppers and pipes - 2nd Sep. 1920
119 - Order from J. Oswald & Sons Ltd. for 100 cast iron plates - 22nd Jun. 1920
120 - Order from A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. for 42 cast iron columns - 21st Jun. 1920
121 - Order from Gardiner, Sons & Co. Ltd. for 3 cast iron standards, with a seperate cast iron standard order - 3rd Aug. 1920
122 - Order from W. J. Eyre for a cast iron pulley - 18th Jun. 1920
123 - Order from H. Parkes & Nephew Ltd. for 2 cast iron semicircular wheel guards - 27th Apr. 1920
124 - Order for 9 cast iron columns - 30th Aug. 1920
125 - Order for a cast iron column - 14th Jul. 1931
126 - Order for 2 cast iron columns - 23rd Jun. 1931
127 - 3 seperate orders for 100 cast iron lamp columns - 18th Feb. 1931-26th Nov. 1931
128 - Order from Sheppard Weldon & Co. for 2 cast iron columns - 25th Sep. 1920
129 - Order from A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. for a cast iron column - 30th Apr. 1920
130 - Order from Gardiner, Sons & Co. Ltd. for a cast iron handrail post - 10th Jun. 1920
131 - Order from A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. for 2 cast iron columns - 27th May 1926
132 - Order for 6 cast iron gate posts - 12th Jan. 1933
133 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for 2 cast iron columns - 2nd Jun. 1920
134 - Order from Measures Bros. Ltd. for 2 cast iron columns - 7th Jun. 1920
135 - Order from W. Danks & Co. Ltd. for 4 cast iron heads and 8 shoes - 16th Jun. 1920
136 - Order from J. D. Oswald & Sons Ltd. for a cast iron column - 16th Aug. 1927
137 - Order from Gardiner, Sons & Co. Ltd. for a cast iron standard - 30th Aug. 1920
138 - Order for 19 cast iron columns - 22nd Jul. 1931
139 - Order for 2 cast iron gate pillars - 22nd Jun. 1931
140 - Order from D. Chattaway & Son Ltd. for 4 tafer packings - 14th May 1940
141 - Orderfor 9 cast iron lamp columns - 24th May 1933
142 - Order for 12 cast iron lamp columns - 26th Jul. 1932
143 - Order for 2 cast iron posts - 15th Aug. 1933
144 - Order from A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. for 17 cast iron columns - 25th Aug. 1933
145 - Order for 6 split spiders - 28th Sep. 1933
146 - Order from Lees for 12 cast iron lamp columns - 9th Sep. 1933
147 - Order from Lees for 12 cast iron lamp columns - 12th Jul. 1933
148 - Order from Lees for 19 cast iron lamp columns - 24th Jun. 1933
149 - Order from Lees for 6 cast iron lamp columns - 24th May 1933
150 - Order from Lees for 12 cast iron lamp columns - 18th Jul. 1933
151 - Order from Lees for 2 cast iron lamp columns - 13th Apr. 1933
152 - Order from Lees for 12 cast iron lamp columns - 9th May 1932
153 - Order from Lees for 2 cast iron lamp columns - 20th cent.
154 - Order from Kingston for 50 cast iron lamp columns - 4th Aug. 1933
155 - Order from Kingston for 50 cast iron lamp columns - 13th Mar. 1933
156 - Order from Kingston for 50 cast iron lamp columns - 25th Jul. 1932
157 - Order for 8 cast iron blocks - 25th Oct. 1933
158 - Order for 6 cast iron firebars - 30th Nov. 1933
159 - Order for a set of cast iron firebars - 16th Nov. 1933
160 - Order from F. H. Drabble for 12 castings - 8th Dec. 1933
161 - Order from B. Laporto Ltd. for 24 ardurite castings - 4th Dec. 1933
162 - Order from M. H. & W. Ltd. for a cast iron lamp column - 28th Nov. 1933
163 - Order from Ripley Gas Co. for a cast iron lamp column - 12th Dec. 1933
164 - Order for 110 cast iron firebars - 13th Dec. 1933
165 - Order from A. D. Dawnay & Sons Ltd. for 2 mouthpieces - 25th Aug. 1933
166 - Order for 2 sprocket wheels - 15th May 1933
167 - Order for 36 cast iron lamp columns - 1931
168 - Order for 6 cast iron rollers - 10th Jan. 1935
169 - Orders for 8 ardurite plate and 8 ardurite slides - 22nd Aug. 1933
170 - Order for a set of cast iron firebars - 22nd May 1933
171 - Blueprint of a ventilating cowl - 25th Mar. 1924
172 - Blueprint of a ventilating cowl - 25th Mar. 1924
173 - Blueprint of a cast iron end bracket for force ventilation - 27th Sep. 1915
174 - Blueprint of a cast iron end bracket for force ventilation - 27th Sep. 1915
175 - Blueprint of a cast iron wheel guard - 20th cent.
176 - Untitled blueprint - 29th Sep. 1909
177 - Blueprint of a runway to the foundry top shop - 10th Dec. 1946
178 - Blueprint for the application of roller bearings to a grinding pan - 6th Jul. 1934
3 - Related Papers - 1927
5 - Assorted Papers and Photographs - 20th cent
UL - Eagle Star Foundry, Belper (Smedley Bros): unlisted records
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