General description of the works and products of John Brown & Co Ltd, 1864-1924.
Details:
- Author(s) Unknown
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1924
- Pages 84pp; illus
- Publisher The firm
- Place Published Sheffield
Topics:
- Name Buildings: industrial
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Library:
- Name Centre for Business History in Scotland
- City Glasgow
- County Strathclyde
- Country Scotland
- Postcode G12 8RT
- Visit Centre for Business History in Scotland's website
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Notes:
Essentially a prestige marketing document carrying many illustrations of plant, processes, etc, mostly relating to Atlas Works, Sheffield. Covers: the history of the business and of Atlas Works; manufacture of armour plate; development of forgings for marine purposes; manufacture of 'railway material'; steel foundry at Scunthorpe; manufacture of the 'Davis Steel Wheel'; Clydebank Engineering and Shipbuilding Works; the collieries - Aldewark Main Colliery and Rotherham Main Colliery