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Minutes of a meeting of directors (28th March 1951), among those present included Colonel V. O. Robinson (Chairman); (1/2)
Annual report to the shareholders of folding box department, 1st April 1947; (1/7)
Chairman's statement for year ending 2nd January, 1977;
Chairman's statement for year ending 1st January 1979
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Letter addressed to T. Barclay, Esq. (Charford Mills, Saltley, Birmingham), re silk gauze and packing towels dated 4/1/1935;
Documents entitled "Red Ink Smiths Costs - Smith & Nephew". (Jan 12 1931). Other document attached is dated 29th October 1930, discussed cellulose wadding;
Two pages held together. Top left corner of first pages has the name 'Mr R Hubbuck' handwritten. Also the date 'June 1933' is handwritten across the front page, dated Feb 2nd 1933;
Perforated plastic closure and sealing disc, including certificate of registration of design. (1964/65??);
Letter addressed to H. Hubbuck at Robinson & Sons Ltd from Southall's. Dated 29th March 1941;
Letter addressed to G. F. M. Lyster from Robinson & Sons. (26th March 1941);
Letter from Southall Bros. & Barclay Ltd to Robinson & Sons. (Sept 10th 1930);
Information regarding 'Gamgee Papers' (Joseph Samson Gamgee);
Folder entitled 'GAMGEE PAPERS'
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Portland Works - Inventions and Improvements 1948-1954
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Directors report on the accounts and balance sheet as at 31st December 1952 submitted to the annual general meeting to be held on 14th April 1953 (10th April 1953);
Directors report on the accounts and balance sheet as at 31st December 1953 submitted to the annual general meeting to be held on 23rd April 1954 (5th April 1954);
Directors report on the accounts and balance sheet as at 31st December 1951 submitted to the annual general meeting to be held on 4th April 1952 (24th March 1952);
Profit And Loss Accounts 1851-1886; Private Ledger (number 2);
Trading accounts and balance sheets book (4.) for R & S Limited. (1919/1931);
Trading accounts and balance sheets (number 5), 1932-1944;
Book containing balance sheets 1880-1893;
Net profits accounts for the years 1906-1949;
Bundle of balance sheets and plant expenditure;
Bundle of capital expenditure sheets (1946-56);
Bundle of dividends sheets (1936-59);
Reconciliation of financial statement as at 31st December 1963 with financial accounts for year ended 31st December 1963. (11th May 1964);
Statement of net profits before tax and net assets for the two years 1958 and 1959;
Accounts and balance sheets 31st December 1897 to 31st December 1900;
Bundle of comparative statements of trading results and capital expenditure;
Bundle of revenue and profit and loss statements;
Bundle of consolidated accounts;
Managing Director's Bulletin: state of the division December 1976;
Envelope containing rail carriage rates and cost of packing for square boxes. (November 1923);
Private Ledger (1.) for R & S. Limited;
Letter from R & S Ltd to the directors regarding financial accounts for the year ended 30th December 1967;
1970 reconciliation of financial statement to R & S Ltd - audited accounts (16th April 1971);
R & S Ltd Finance - bank overdraft and future policy etc. (29/5/51);
R & S Ltd subsidiary and associated companies - comparative statement (19th July 1951);
R & S Ltd departmental trading accounts, general trading accounts, profit and loss accounts and balance sheets (1904)
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Wage Sheets - Round Box 14th November 1970
Royalty and wage receipts (Hubbuck);
Representatives' Expenses Sheets - 1965/67;
Bundle of wage sheets for 10th Jan 1970;
Wage sheets (April 1955);
Health Dept. reports 1920-1954, with full statistical reports; Insurance plans with schedule and notebook, 1895 (Plan no. 13);
Large envelope containing First Aid cost sheets, etc. (R. Hubbuck) 1917-1931;
Envelope containing dressing's deliveries (Chesterfield/London), Jan/March 1897;
Chart - comparative rise and fall in cost of living and wages. (1915-1924)
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Dressings Division Materials Purchased - R. Hubbuck 1930; Dressings - Customers Special Prices Book 1928 Onwards;
Envelope containing cotton surgical dressings buying and selling (R. Hubbuck) 1916 and 1917
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Packaging Division Box Sample Materials, Details 1952-1969 123/2f;
Packaging Division Box Sample Materials, Details 1952-1969 123/2f - with 'Samples Jab 1961';
Packaging Division Memorandum book - D. J. D. HUBBUCK 1966;
Packaging division box sample materials, details 1952-1969;
Box Department Order Contracts for Extended Deliveries 1945-1950;
Box Dept. Wages Cards, 1923;
Round box specification cards 1944-1946;
Box Dept. Copy Orders - 1919-1920;
Mene Towels - Production/Advertising 1926/1933; "New Plan For Mene Towels", includes a new method of making cotton wool and cellulose sanitary towels and a proposed layout and production programme.; containing brown envelope with documents inside and "R. Hubbuck's file" written on the front; Mene-Sucan X.0, X1, X2 and X3, contain specifications, 18th November 1930);
Standard specifications for 'mene towel', 'cellulose towel', boots and sucan towels, prices for mene towels, cotton towels and other various papers;
White paper with standard specification of cellulose towels. "Mene-Sucan" "Menex" "So-San" (1st December, 1933);
White paper with standard specifications "MENE" towels (1st December, 1933);
"Mene Towel average Rail Carriage Rates", dated 8 Jan 1935;
Cellulose Towel Specifications, 18th November 1930;
Cotton Towel Prices and Soluble Towel Prices, both 1st December 1933;
'Modess Towel' paper, 1933;
Newspaper clipping regarding Southall's Towels with knitted 'K' cover. Dated 8th September 1928;
N H. Emergency Towel Papers, dated Jan 1924 (red lettering in top right corner of first page);
Document discussing expenses regarding Emergency Towel, dated 18th March 1926;
Document discussing expenses regarding Sanitary Towels, dated March 18th 1929;
Document regarding lying in Sanitary Towels and discussing expenses, May 16 1930;
Document regarding Cellulose Sanitary Pad. 'Manchester (?) Health Committee', Sept 21 1933;
Memo from Robinson & Sons, Ltd. addressed to Messrs Robinson & Sons Ltd, Chesterfield, discussing Southall Bros and Barclay allowing a 7 ½% discount if £5 worth of sanitary towels are sold, 17 November 1933;
Documents that discuss soluble towels with loops, 1/-d for 12, as well as a specification for the 'standard XL'. (Feb 2nd 1933, Nov 11th 1931 and Dec 1st 1931)
Document about Lilia Towel (Sept 8 1931);
Document, Lilia Towel 1/-per dozen. Mentions 'Smiths'. (July 11 1934);
Document regarding S. C. C. Maternity Pad, Feb 23 1931; Document regarding Maternity Pads, mentioning C. F. Thackray, Dec 24 1935;
Three pages held together, the first two are a letter addressed to Robinson & Sons Ltd, from T. J. Smith & Nephew Ltd. (November 11th 1931). The last page is regarding soluble towels with loops, 1/-for 12;
List of sanitary towel prices (own and competitors) discussing cellulose towels and sixpenny packetsdated 18th November 1930;
Documents including a list of new sanitary towels placed on the market and sanitary towels packed under stores own name, dated 30th November 1932;
Bundle of documents regarding specifications of various sanitary towels;
Bundle of documents regarding 'Regaid' sanitary towels (1933);
Documents regarding standard weights of one gross mene towels including wrapping. (1929);
Bundle of papers regarding cellulose towels. (1930);
Documents that discuss details of American towels (1942);
An examination of sashena towels by Mr R Hubbuck (1942);
Bundle discussing cost of mene towels;
Small leaflet entitled "MENE and SUCAN sanitary towels". Inside there are images of the towels in their packaging and the prices;
"mene towels 1910-1938";
Charford Mills, Saltley. "Soluble Towels with 'fluff' centres". (1938);
Bundle of cardboard folders, one says "Towel Standards & Selling Conditions", another "Emergency & Stag Maternity";
J. B. Robinson's 'Safety Postal Box' Chart'. 1907;
'Little John' Filler's customer hire/sale book, 1926/88
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Wheat Bridge Mills coal deliveries. (1947-1956);
Sundries Delivery Book 1946-1949;
Packaging / Box Divisions - material/prices 1953-1962;
Envelope containing bleaching, slashing, yarn beams - labour costs (1917-1927);
Folder containing free sample data 1933-1934;
"Contents - A) Emergency & Stag Maternity 1923/33. B) Free Sample Data 1933/34. C) Towel Standards & Selling Conditions. 1933/43. D) New Plan for M. T.'s 1947.";
Payroll - Round Box, Sections 1-4, pages 1-4. 20th November 1970;
Document regarding the tubing for tea bags, 24 April 1923; Document regarding tea bags, dated 10 Oct 1924
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Measurements of factories and offices up to 1971;
Machinery plan No. 26 - bottoming machine plans (Cupboard No. 9 - Shelf A);
Ordnance survey of Wheat Bridge Mill and neighbourhood (1878);
Bundle of hand drawn maps on large white paper with some field names and their meanings;
W. B. Mills - Extension of Weaving Shed (21/8/1892);
Plan: New board room and printing department, first attempt at architecture by Mr P. M. R. (April 1902);
Plan: Wheat Bridge chimney 1894/5;
Scroll containing various documents including:
a) R & S Brampton Works (1879)
b) Insurance Schedule (1894)
c) W. B. R's plan of W.B (1869)
d) Insurance plans (1914)
e) Insurance plan
f) Photo-copy plan, W.B (1851)
g) Walton Works
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Swimming costume from the 1920's, worn by those who were a part of the Robinson's works sports' swimming club
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Copy of Mrs Robinsons will (1756), Paul Robinsons will (1791), as well as copies of letter and other various documents;
Information about Dr Henry Robinson;
Information on Joseph Bill R and 'Macclesfield' Papers;
'Bishop' papers;
Information about the 'Blandy' family;
Information about the Boothby's;
Documents regarding "Uncle William's family";
Information on "William Robinson Insurance Agent";
"Appendix" - contains details of all the families;
"Woodhead" and Townrow papers;
Information on CPR (Charles Portland Robinson) Family;
Robinson family history papers;
Information on the manor court rolls. Derived from the rolls, supplied the missing link between Chesterfield Robinsons and the Bolsover Robinsons, taking the pedigree back several generations;
Information on "Miss Franklin";
Information on 'Bolsover Papers';
Information on Josiah Bradbury and his family (family tree);
Two letters stapled together (between P. M. Robinson and R. G. Carey Esq.);
Letter addressed to P. M. Robinson from The Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire;
Papers regarding Edward Swann Studios Ltd.;
"The Walton Cover" containing info on the Robinsons family tree (includes extracts from the Church register);
Brown envelope entitled 'Josiah Robinson' Branch, George R. Vet.
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Papers of Charles Frederick Thackray, Leeds, dated Sept 12th 1932
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Papers regarding Harrison Knitting MC, dated Oct 18th 1933;
"The Partnership Way" - a guide to how to ensure safer roads, described as a 'new approach to an old problem". Aka 'The Chesterfield Scheme'. Folds out into 4 separate sheets of paper
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Hewitt & Bunting printing plates
Roll of various papers with the date June 189(?)
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