Collection GB 0347 D90 - Morgan Crucible Ltd, Battersea

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0347 D90

Title

Morgan Crucible Ltd, Battersea

Date(s)

  • 1819-1958 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

4 boxes

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The company was set up by five Morgan brothers who imported crucibles from Germany. Following the 1851 Great Exhibition they won a contract to import the new American crucibles. In 1856 they bought the manufacturing rights from the American company and opened a small factory in Battersea. In 1857 the company was called the Patent Plumbago Crucible Company and they exhibited their new range of crucibles at Crystal Palace. The company expanded and the name was changed to the Morgan Crucible Company in 1872. The company also produced ceramic fibres, carbon brushes and other goods.

Archival history

GB 0347 D90 1819-1958 Collection 4 boxes Please contact the Archive for further information

The company was set up by five Morgan brothers who imported crucibles from Germany. Following the 1851 Great Exhibition they won a contract to import the new American crucibles. In 1856 they bought the manufacturing rights from the American company and opened a small factory in Battersea. In 1857 the company was called the Patent Plumbago Crucible Company and they exhibited their new range of crucibles at Crystal Palace. The company expanded and the name was changed to the Morgan Crucible Company in 1872. The company also produced ceramic fibres, carbon brushes and other goods.

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Company records, including plans of works, deeds, leases and related documents, annual reports, magazines, and publications including sales brochures.

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This material is only available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room at Battersea Library. Please contact Heritage Service staff for more information.

The contents of this catalogue are in the copyright of the place of deposit; Rights in the Access to Archives database are the property of the Crown.
English

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Other company records are at London Metropolitan Archives.

Finding aid created by export from CALM v8.0.2.40 Archives Hub EAD2002. Entry amended by Barbara Ball
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. April 2010 Morgan Crucible Co Ltd , crucible and foundry manufacturers Business records Companies Documents Enterprises Information sources

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

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Content and structure area

Scope and content

Company records, including plans of works, deeds, leases and related documents, annual reports, magazines, and publications including sales brochures.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

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Conditions governing access

This material is only available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room at Battersea Library. Please contact Heritage Service staff for more information.

Conditions governing reproduction

The contents of this catalogue are in the copyright of the place of deposit; Rights in the Access to Archives database are the property of the Crown.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Other company records are at London Metropolitan Archives.

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Wandsworth Heritage Service

Rules and/or conventions used

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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