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Duties of partners. Operational notes. Hiring and management. Business notes.
Business history incorporating aspects of family history. Indenture of apprenticeship. Rough memorandum of partnership agreement with B.R Vickers and E.R Vickers. Notes from B.T. Vickers. Articles of Co-partnership. Notes about the business. Partnership agreement of B.R Vickers
Internal personal handwritten notes.
Business Card Printing Plate for Benjamin R. Vickers
Typed copy of a personal business statement by Benjamin R. Vickers, dated May 1830, setting out his moral, financial, and practical reasons for entering the oil trade. Handwritten notes by Benjamin R. Vickers, setting out expected income from oil commissions and reflecting on the decision to enter the oil trade. The document combines brief financial calculations with personal observations and forms part of the early planning material for the establishment of the Vickers oil business.
A printed extract taken from Pigot & Co.’s, listing businesses operating as oil merchants and dealers within the city including Benjamin R. Vickers.
Announcement of New Partnership: Benj. R. Vickers and Son. Circular letters and correspondence announcing the retirement of Benjamin Randall Vickers from the firm and from commercial life. The documents confirm the continuation of the business by the remaining partners under the existing firm name and are intended to reassure customers of stability and continuity in the management and operation of the business.
Printed maps illustrating the Eastern Telegraph Company’s international telegraph cable network, including global routes, European connections, and North and South American cable systems.
Strategic Planning & Business Development. Discusses options, scenarios, and future plans.
Handwritten family papers offering moral and practical advice on business conduct and succession within a family enterprise.
Newspaper & Magazine Clippings announcing Benjamin R. Vickers death. Other newspaper clippings.
Business correspondence relating to the administration of family estates, including death duties, asset sales, shareholdings, and financial advice. The letters include communication between executors, family members acting in fiduciary roles, and professional accountants.
A letter dated 24 May 1933 relating to the administrative process of transferring shares, including associated documentation and banking arrangements.
A typed letter from William Farrar Vickers to Dr. B. Randall Vickers discussing; upcoming directors’ meetings, draft accounts & company policy, travel / staying arrangements and then a family anecdote about an old desk revealing secret drawers
Commercial Records. Pricing of VISTA lubricators and compressors.
A handwritten letter dated 23 May 1944, sent from Heywood, Lancashire, to Vickers & Son Ltd. The letter refers to a historical record relating to Benjamin Randall Vickers, noting his involvement in business with Williams, Paxton & Boardman in Leeds.
Typed historical notes recording a year-by-year summary of the growth and development of the Vickers business from its early beginnings in the late 1820s through to the early twentieth century. The documents outline key milestones including entries into trade, partnerships, changes in premises, new products and processes.
Benjamin R. Vickers' personal, financial, and religious reasoning for starting the oil business
A written account of Michael Joyce’s recollections of early marine product development during his 35-year career in the marine industry.