Title
Collection of Stereoscopic Glass Slides from Farmer Norton Ltd
Reference
YA2003.87/1
Production date
01-01-1915 - 31-12-1934
Creator
- Sir James Farmer Norton & Co LtdBiographyBiography
The company was established in 1852 under the name James Farmer and Sons as a manufacturer and erector of equipment for the textile industry. James Farmer was an engineer.
In 1895 the business became a limited company, adopting the name Sir James Farmer Norton & Co Ltd.
By 1961 the firm was described as manufacturing textile bleaching, dyeing and finishing machinery; bar and tube machinery; wire drawing machinery and rolling mills. It had 680 employees.
The company was bought out by Parex Engineering Ltd in 1997, and then by A.G. Shepherd (Machinery) Ltd in 2002.
Scope and Content
Glass lantern slides featuring black and white photographs of textile machinery. Some slides are labelled.
Extent
1 box containing c200 items
Physical description
The condition of the collection is good. The slides are stored in small boxes, mainly from the original manufacturer, Wellington Ltd. Some of the lids are on tightly and care is needed to safely remove the slides.
Language
English
Archival history
These glass plate slides accompanied a stereoscopic viewer which was also donated to the museum in 2003.
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
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.
Related object
- Sir James Farmer Norton & Co Ltd CollectionNotesNotes
Business records of Farmer Norton.
- Bleaching, Dyeing, Printing and Finishing MachineryNotesNotes
Catalogue of textile machinery manufactured by James Farmer Norton & Co Ltd.
- Catalogue - 'Bleaching, Dyeing, Printing and Finishing Machinery'NotesNotes
Catalogue of textile machinery manufactured by James Farmer Norton & Co Ltd.
- Trade Literature - Manchester and North West CompaniesNotesNotes
Trade literature for various machine tools, spinning and weaving machines. Includes publications from James Farmer Norton and Co Ltd.
Related items
Y2003.87