Craven, Pearson & Company Collection of Textile Industry Records

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Identifier: 6582

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Scope and Contents

Includes memorandum and articles of association of Craven, Pearson & Co., British Patent Office specification no. 1489, granted to Benjamin Tanner for manufacture of phosphates of soda, &c. (1871); British Patent Office specification no. 49, granted to John Clayton Mewburn for manufacture of phosphorus (1879); British Patent Office specification no. 1776, granted to Benjamin Tanner for manufacture of superphosphate of lime (1871); article "A new industry at Brookfoot, Brighouse: an addition to the dyeing business," 1896 (2 copies); and blueprints (10) of machinery manufactured by the J. H. Riley & Co., Ltd., Manchester, England.

Dates

1871-1879; 1896

Creator

Craven, Pearson & Company (creator, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Extent

.1 cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Includes memorandum and articles of association of Craven, Pearson & Co., British Patent Office specification no. 1489, granted to Benjamin Tanner for manufacture of phosphates of soda (1871); British Patent Office specification no. 49, granted to John Clayton Mewburn for manufacture of phosphorus (1879); British Patent Office specification no. 1776, granted to Benjamin Tanner for manufacture of superphosphate of lime (1871); article "A new industry at Brookfoot, Brighouse: an addition to the dyeing business," 1896 (2 copies); and blueprints (10) of machinery manufactured by the J. H. Riley & Co., Ltd., Manchester, England.

Custodial History

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Charles S. Craven.

Processing Information

The ATHM # references the accession number given to collections by the American Textile History Museum (ATHM). These numbers have been kept and tracked for researchers looking for former citations. The ATHM accession number for this collection was 1990.173.2.