70/273

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

Nameplate, inscribed ‘R. & J. Reeves & Son Limited, Bratton Iron Works, Westbury, Wilts’ in capitals. Part of the Reeves Collection.
A cast iron oval nameplate with a single central hole for fixing. It bears the inscription ‘R. & J. Reeves & Son Limited, Bratton Iron Works, Westbury, Wilts’ in 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: 70/273 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: New sheet 22.4.86 // Description: Oval cast iron name plate. One central hole for fixing. // Inscription: R. & J. REEVES & SON // LTD // BRATTON IRON WORKS // WESTBURY WILT. // Dimensions: Width: 20.0 cm Height: 11.5 cm’, Reeves Collection Object List (accession file 70/235) – ‘Accn. No.: 70/273 // Classification: INDUSTRIES // Description: Name plate. Oval iron plaque with single central hole for affixing. Inscription on obverse in capitals, ‘R. & J. Reeves & Son Limited, Bratton Iron Works, Westbury, Wilts’.’

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