70/272

R. & J. Reeves and Son Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Nameplate , inscribed 'Andrew's Patent Lamb Creep and Shelter No. 3' . Part of the Reeves Collection of Bratton Iron Works, Wiltshire.
A cast iron oblong nameplate with concave corners and two holes for fixing. It bears the inscription 'Andrew's Patent Lamb Creep and Shelter No. 3' in raised capitals. It is part of the Reeves Collection which was donated by R. & J. Reeves and Son Ltd., agricultural machinery manufacturers of Bratton Iron Works, Wiltshire.

1 Nameplate: metal (iron)

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) – 'Standard museum name: NAME PLATE // Accession number: 70/272 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: New sheet 22.4.86 // Description: Oblong cast iron plate with concave corners and two holes for fixing. Projection at back. // Inscription: ANDREWS // PATENT LAMB CREEP // AND SHELTER // No 3. // Dimensions: Width: 18.5 cm Height: 8.0 cm’, Reeves Collection Object List (accession file 70/235) – ‘Accn. No.: 70/272 // Classification: INDUSTRIES // Description: Name plate. Oblong iron plate with indented concave corners, 2 holes for affixing and single projection at back. Inscription central on obverse in raised capitals, ‘Andrews’ Patent Lamb Creep and Shelter No. 3’.’

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