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Maudslay Sons & Field Ltd, mechanical and marine engineers and boilermakers

This page summarises records created by this Business

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Alternative name(s):
  • Henry Maudslay & Co. (Formerly known as)
  • Maudslay, Field & Co. (Formerly known as)
Date: 1805-1904
Places:
  • London
Functions, occupations and activities: Engineering: Mechanical > Machine tools | Engineering: Mechanical > Engines, prime movers | Engineering: Mechanical > Machinery manufacturers | Engineering: Mechanical > Shipbuilding and marine engineering
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C113267 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/B6809 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
c1805-1861: corresp and papers mainly rel to Joshua Field's work as a partner
Science Museum Library and Archives
NRA 25397 Field

See HMC Records of British business and industry 1760-1914 metal processing and engineering, 1994
2
1805-83: corresp, notebooks, photographs, printed papers, etc
Science Museum Library and Archives
See HMC Science Mus file, Aug 1992
3
1842-1851, 1853-1883: notebooks (12) of Charles Sells as chief draughtsman
Science Museum Library and Archives
NRA 36698
4
1805-75: corresp, notes, specificatons, etc (c60 items)
Science Museum Library and Archives
5
1827-56: patent specifications (12) and drawings
Science Museum Library and Archives
6
1818-1855, 1885-1891: drawings (58) and other items rel to ship engines and boilers
Science Museum Library and Archives
See Annual Return 1993
7
1889-1904: draft minutes, agendas, cash book, petty cash book, order book, invoice book, production records and wages records
London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
NRA 39631
8
1818-55: Drawings etc of ship engines and boilers, fitted by Maudslay and Company and Maudslay, Sons and Field
Science Museum Library and Archives
9
Advertising brochures re the patented inventions of Joseph Maudslay of Maudslay, Sons & Field
Science Museum Library and Archives