Object number
70/264
Collection
Description
This is a board with pencilled information relating to specifications, quantity and prices of parts mainly from 780 combine. The board is dated 1952 and came to museum as part of the Reeves collection.
Archival history
MERL Miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 10 March 2014 – The Reeves Collection was donated by R. & J. Reeves and Son Ltd. of Bratton Iron Works near Westbury, Wiltshire. The firm, which manufactured agricultural machinery, was well-established by 1849, and went into final receivership in 1970, when the Collection was donated to MERL. Bratton Iron Works was demolished in 1973. A detailed list of all of the objects in the Collection can be found in the accession file for 70/235. Records relating to the firm can be found in the MERL Archives, reference TR REE., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘ Stocktaking board // Industries // Reeves // Description: Pencilled information relating to specifications, quantity and prices of parts mainly from 780 combine. Dated 1952. Dimensions: 36x17.5cm'
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External document
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