Bitter with the Sweet. The history of Fletcher & Stewart
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- Author(s) Turton, Alison, & Michael Moss
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1988
- Pages 116pp; illus
- Publisher The firm
- Place Published Derby
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- Name Nottingham University Library
- City Nottingham
- County Nottinghamshire
- Country England
- Postcode NG7 2RD
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Scholarly commissioned account. Narrative. Covers the two main historical constituents, George Fletcher & Co, 1838-1959, and Duncan Stewart & Co, 1864-1958, along with the resulting firm, Fletcher & Stewart, 1958-88, as separate entities. Has chapters: 1] 'George Fletcher & Co': 'George Fletcher Senior, 1810-74 - laying the foundations'; 'From family firm to limited liability, 1874-1909 - troubled times'; 'George Fletcher & Co Ltd, 1909-30 - through war and recession'; 'Factories for India - engines for corvettes, 1931-45'; 'Enter Booker Brothers, McConnell & Co Ltd, 1946-59'; 2] 'Duncan Stewart & Co': 'Duncan Stewart, 1864-1902 - more powerful machinery and mills'; 'D Stewart & Co (1902) Ltd, 1901-18 - the lean and the fat'; 'Duncan Stewart & Co Ltd, 1919-39 - beeting sugar'; 'Davy and United Years, 1939-58 - steely times'; 3} 'Fletcher & Stewart': 'George Fletcher and Duncan Stewart, 1958-70 - settling the marriage'; 'Fletcher & Stewart Ltd, 1970-82 - turning the keys'; 'Fletcher & Stewart Ltd , 1982-88 - designing for the future'