Three Centuries of Sheffield Steel. The story of a family business

Details:

Author(s) Pollard, Sidney
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1954
Pages 82pp; illus
Publisher The firm
Place Published Sheffield

Topics:

Name Small businesses

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Library:

Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Genealogical tables

Notes:

Scholarly but early commissioned account 'of a small private [family] firm'. Chapters include: 'The beginnings, 1631-1780'; 'The firm at Park Hill, Castle Hill and Porter Street, 1780-1828'; 'The Pond Works, 1828-32'; 'The steel boom, 1852-68'; 'The period of transition, 1869-1907'; 'Marsh Brothers & Co Ltd, 1907-54. Also provides detailed profiles of present directors and senior staff. Also extensive Marsh family tree