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D7292 - J. Thorp and Son of Harrington Street, Derby, steel plater and elevator bucket manufacturers - 1929-1978
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D7292
Title
J. Thorp and Son of Harrington Street, Derby, steel plater and elevator bucket manufacturers
Date
1929-1978
Description
Engineer's order books recording: drawing number, title, order number, date. The client company is only consistently identified in the second of the two volumes
Level
Fonds
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator
J. Thorp and Son of Harrington Street, Derby, steel plater and elevator bucket manufacturers
Administrative History
J. Thorp & Son was an engineering company based on Harrington Street, Derby, which specialised in steel plate working and the manufacture of elevator buckets. It operated as a sub-contractor for Rolls Royce, among other companies.
Custodial History
These records were donated to Derbyshire Record Office in May 2010
Organisation Sub-Type
Engineering and Heavy Industry
Term
Business
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Type
Derby
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