Object number
71/2
Collection
Description
Tin used to keep weekly wages in at Reeves Ironworks in Bratton, Wiltshire. It is inscribed with ‘30’ on the base and ‘50’ on the lid.
This metal tin was used to keep weekly wages in at Reeves Ironworks in Bratton, Wiltshire. It is cylindrical in shape with a rim at the base, a seam at one side, and a lid with a seam and rim. It is inscribed with ‘30’ on the base and ‘50’ on the lid.
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.
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