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Golden Jubilee booklet Brown Brothers Limited

1939

From: 1889 To: 1939

The brochure includes a history of the firm and photographs of: - Ernest Brown, chairman 1929-1930; - Albert Brown, chairman 1919-1923; - Frederic Brown, director 1939; - John Smith Brown; - frontage of original premises in Great Eastern Street, London; - stands at exhibitions; - Herbert Chamberlain, chairman 1897-1904; - Walter Chamberlain chairman 1904-1909; - William Dickison chairman 1923-1929; - photograph of front page of early catalogue; - article on Brown-Whitney Steam Car in "The Cycle" magazine of 1899; - early models of Brown Cars c.1910; - J.Albert Thomson, chairman and managing director 1939; - W.Welham Paul, director and secretary 1939; - B.L.Bisgood director 1939; - H.R.Ambrose director 1939; - Sir C.Herbert Smith deputy chairman 1939; - map showing branches in Cardiff, Dublin, Belfast, Inverness, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Carlisle, Leeds, Hull, Liverpool, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Birmingham, Acton, Croydon, Eastbourne, Southampton, Bournemouth and London; - panoramic view of Great Eastern Street headquarters; - showrooms; - inside departments at Head Office; - inside factories; - W.G.Pavitt, Joint General Manager 1939; - J.T.Masterton, General Sales Manager 1939; - W.M.James Joint General Manager 1939; - H.A.Davis Chief Buyer 1939; - local managers: J.G.Rae, Inverness; J.C.Tait, Aberdeen; W.J.Campbell and W.S.Thain, Dundee; A.J.Hansell, Newcastle and Carlisle; G.M.Cowan, Leeds; B.V.Holbrook, Hull; A.S.Greaves, Nottingham; H.Bond, Birmingham; G.Tiffen, London; W.J.Bailey, Croydon; D.P.Besley, Acton; W.J.Stemp, Eastbourne; G.A.Pemberton, Southampton; H.E.Bailey, Bournemouth; K.E.Comport, Bristol; W.C.Jones, Cardiff; H.J.Attwood, Wolverhampton; A.C.Taylor and T.V.Dixon, Dublin; A.S.Renwick, Stoke-on-Trent; S.W.Calder, Liverpool; Ernest S.Brown, Manchester; N.M.Scott, Belfast; G.MacCraig, Glasgow; J.Frame, Edinburgh; H.W.Wisden, Export Manager; F.G.Brown, director Brown Brothers (Aircraft) Limited; Findlay M.Thompson, director T.& B.B.Limited; T.C.Coppin, assistant secretary; C.Peirson, asvertising manager; - Lord Kenilworth opening Acton Branch with D.P.Besley, J.Albert Thomson, A.P.Grundy, mayor of Acton; - photographs of exteriors of buildings at: The Vale, Acton; 671 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth; Marsh Lane, Southampton; 93-97 Victoria Street, Bristol; Cornfield Road, Eastbourne; Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon; Kingsway Works, Lombard Street, Hull; 31 Adelaide Street, Belfast; 86-88 Adam Street, Cardiff; Fryer Street, Wolverhampton; 19-23 Grace Street, Leeds; 77-81 Bristol Street, Birmingham; 3-7 Colquitt Street, Liverpool; Huntingdon Street, Nottingham; 10-16 Howard Place, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent; 261-273 Deansgate, Manchester; Carliol Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; South Henry Street, Carlisle; 80 North Lindsay Street, Dundee; 126 George Street, Edinburgh; 62 Eastgate, Inverness; Lower Abbey Street, Dublin; 74 Huntly Street, Aberdeen; 65 Mitchell Street, Glasgow

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Brown Brothers Limited,
Brown, Ernest,
Brown, Albert,
Brown, Frederic,
Brown, John Smith,
Chamberlain, Herbert,
Chamberlain, Walter,
Dickison, William,
Thomson, J.Albert,
Paul, W.Welham,
Bisgood, B.L.,
Ambrose, H.R.,
Smith, C Herbert,
Pavitt, W.G.,
Masterton, J.T.,
James, W M,
Davis, H.A.,
Rae, J.G.,
Tait, J C,
Campbell, W J,
Thain, W.S.,
Hansell, A.J.,
Cowan, G.M.,
Holbrook, B.V.,
Greaves, A.S.,
Bond, H.,
Tiffen, G.,
Bailey, W.J.,
Besley, D.P.,
Stemp, W.J.,
Pemberton, G.A.,
Bailey, H.E.,
Comport, K.E.,
Jones, W.C.,
Attwood, H.J.,
Taylor, A.C.,
Dixon, T.V.,
Renwick, A.S.,
Calder, S W,
Brown, Ernest S.,
Scott, N.M.,
MacCraig, G.,
Frame, J.,
Wisden, H.W.,
Brown, F.G.,
Brown Brothers (Aircraft) Limited,
Thompson, Findlay M.,
T.& B.B.Limited,
Coppin, T.C.,
Peirson, C.,
Kenilworth, John Davenport Siddeley, 1st Baron,
Grudy, A.P.,
Collins, Alfred Edmund

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