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Catalogue description Fodens Ltd of Elworth
This record is held by Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
| Reference: | DFO |
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| Title: | Fodens Ltd of Elworth |
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Directors Personal papers Company Secretary Annual General Meeting reports Register of directors and secretaries Board minutes Registers of shareholders Shareholders' miscellanea Articles and memoranda of association Prospectus Property papers Patent paper Royal warrant Company seal Company histories Promotional items Accountant Balance sheets Private cash book General ledger Cost ledger Investment accounts Bank book Personal Manager Weekly salary and wage books Miscellanea Works Records Vehicle sales register Erecting shop build records Chassis build records Trailer build records Register of wagons sent to depots Register of "R" part numbers Technical drawings: see draft list DFO 2944/3 Photographs: see draft lists DFO 2944/4, DFO 3155, DFO 3204 and DFO 3634 Manuals: see draft lists DFO 2944/5 and DFO 3634 |
| Held by: | Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
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Acc 2944,3146,3155,3204 3484,3606,3615,3616 3634,4167 |
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Edwin Foden and Son commenced production of stationary engines for agricultural use at their foundry in Elworth near Sandbach in 1876. In 1902 Fodens Ltd was formed. The company soon became a leading manufacturer of steam wagons and later diesel trucks. Fodens was taken over by Sandbach Engineering Co in 1981 [C P Kennett, The Foden Story, (Patrick Stephens Ltd), 1978] |
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