Title
Engineering Drawings for Paper Making Machinery
Reference
YA2006.47
Production date
01-01-1891 - 31-12-1942
Creator
- James Bertram & Son, LtdBiographyBiography
James Bertram established a company in 1845 for the manufacture of paper and pulp in Edinburgh. His brothers had already established a separate company also manufacturing paper in the city: Bertrams of Sciennes. The two businesses were involved in all aspects of manufacturing paper.
In 1891 James Bertram and Son was converted into a Limited Liability Company in order to acquire the business and assets of James Bertram & Son, engineers, Leith, which manufactured machinery and appliances usually supplied by engineers, millwrights, brassfounders and ironfounders.
The paper-making industry declined in the late 20th century and a liquidator was appointed in 1972. The firm closed in 1974, with the winding-up process being completed in 1984.
Scope and Content
Collection of original drawings for various papermaking machines built by James Bertram & Sons of Edinburgh, including Fourdriniers, deckles, dusters, couch rolls and pulp chests.
Extent
45 items
Physical description
The condition of the drawings is good.
Language
English
Archival history
The drawings passed through the hands of Millspaugh Ltd., then to Alexander Mathers. When this firm ceased manufacturing papermaking machinery, the drawings were given to Mr A M Thomson. He consulted archives in Edinburgh and concluded that their best home would be in the collection of the National Paper Museum. They were then stored by the NPM Trust chairman before being transferred to the Museum of Science and Industry.
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- The National Paper Museum TrustBiographyBiography
The National Paper Museum was established by the British Paper and Board Makers' Association. It was opened on 24 April, 1963 at The Vegetable Parchment Mills, St. Mary Cray, Kent. Remy Barcham Green was one of the founding members of the Musuem, and a large proportion of the archive material had been collected by his company J. Barcham Green Ltd. before the Museum was established.
The Mill at St. Mary Cray closed down in 1967 and the Museum exhibits had to be put into storage at Cray Vally Mills, Kent until alternative premises could be found. The NPM Trust then approached the University of Manchester, having heard that it was involved in setting up the Manchester Museum of Science and Technology. The museum agreed to house the NPM material and the exhibits were transferred in 1968. Dr Richard Hills, director of the The Manchester Museum of Science and Technology, sat on the NPM board of trustees and worked with them to continue collecting material for exhibition and research. The Trust continued in existence until 2006. Its loaned collections were donated to the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
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