Browns Foundry Co. (Established 1869)
Dates
- Existence: Established 1869
- Usage: 1869 - 1990
- Usage: Established 1990
Biography
Browns Foundry Co. was established in Nottingham Road, Derby in 1869 as Messrs. Brown and Co. The name was changed to Browns Foundry in 1897 when the company was converted into a private company.
Browns continues trading in Derby in the twenty first century supplying building materials to the trade and public. It has been operating since 1990 under the name of Brown Builders Merchants Ltd.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Blueprint of Bearings, Shafts and Washers, 4 February 1911
Blankend bearings, shafts and washers, scale full inch and half inch by Browns Foundry Co., Hurst & Wallis Techinical Photographers 22 Sadlergate, Derby.
Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms, c1911 - 1939
Blueprints for ride structures and platforms, including the Whirlwind Racer, the Rocket and Revolving Speedway and cars, Gorleston Ghost Train, No.1 Swoop and Noah’s Ark.
Orton and Spooner Collection
This collection contains a large selection of archives from the Orton and Spooner Company. The collection comprises photographs and cabinet card images showing carved work, structural work and classic painted work, 4 boxes of notes, invoices and clippings, 8 drawers of plans and blueprints, 2 folders of ride specifications and order forms, accounts books and a library of source books showing turn of the century art used by the artists in the company.
Plans, c1916 - 1939
Blueprints of electric parts for fairground rides supplied by Mather & Platt Ltd and Hackett & Co., Electrical Engineers to Orton and Spooner.