WRIGHTS' ROPES

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  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 197 DYBRI/31
  • Dates of Creation
      1796-1965
  • Physical Description
      134 items, 21 volumes

Scope and Content

Records accumulated by Bridon PLC.

DY/BRI/31/1-6 Meetings of Directors 1899-1954 DY/BRI/31/7-18 Shareholders 1923-1964 DY/BRI/31/19-25 Annual Report and Accounts 1898-1963 DY/BRI/31/26-27 Companies Act Register 1948-1964 DY/BRI/31/28-34 Production and Sales 1912-1965 DY/BRI/31/35-41 Subject Files 1950-1964 DY/BRI/31/42-56 History and Publicity 1880-1954 DY/BRI/31/57-58 Charitable Trust 1945-1964 DY/BRI/31/59-90 Patent Specifications 1796-1906 DY/BRI/31/91-97 Catalogues etc 1888-1920s.

Administrative / Biographical History

Administrative History This firm, founded in Birmingham in the late eighteenth century, was incorporated in the name of John and Edwin Wright Ltd in 1899. The company changed its name to Wrights' Ropes Ltd in 1927; it became part of British Ropes in 1963.

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