GKN Crompton Ltd, lock and hardware manufacturers

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Date:	1837-1929
Places:	Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire
Functions, occupations and activities:	Engineering: Instrument and Scientific > Locks, safes \| Metal processing and manufacturing > Misc metal workers
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C104778 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/B17240 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1837-1875: records of predecessor companies	Archives: Wigan & Leigh	D/DY GKN	NRA 35104 GKN Crompton
2	c1910-1920s: order notebook of Thomas Crompton	Archives: Wigan & Leigh	Acc 3038	See Annual Return 1996