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Creator

H W Kearns & Co Ltd Biography Biography
H W Kearns & Co Ltd was a machine tool manufacturing business set up by Henry Ward Kearns in 1907. The company went public in 1955, before becoming part of the Staveley Group in June 1967. The Group closed the George Richards factory and combined the two companies under the one roof at the Kearns factory, under the name Kearns-Richards.

Scope and Content
Early machine tool catalogue, which has "Mr Burton's Catalogue" inscribed on the cover. As well as providing technical specifications about the machines the company supplied, the catalogue has been printed up with the addition of a blank column into which prices could be added when requested by the customer. The catalogue is annotated throughout.
Extent
1 Volume
Physical description
Good
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Subject
Machine tools
Engineering
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.