| AdminHistory | The Firth-Brearley Stainless Steel Syndicate was established in 1917 by Harry Brearley of Sheffield and Thomas Firth and Sons Limited, Steel Manufacturers, Sheffield. It was created to licence the rights to export stainless steel to the United States, Canada, Italy, France, and Japan. |
| Description | X318/1 - Corporate and Management Records
X318/2 - Legal Records
X318/3 - Financial Records
X318/4 - Employment Records
X318/5 - Promotional Material
The collection consists of the records of Firth-Brearley Stainless Steel Syndicate, Stainless Steel Licensors, Sheffield as acquired by Johnson and Firth Brown Limited, Steel Manufacturers, Sheffield.
Records of Johnson and Firth Brown Limited, Steel Manufacturers, Sheffield (X306) are catalogued separately. |
| CustodialHistory | These records were deposited at Sheffield Archives via the Archivist at Cutlers Hall, Sheffield by Firth Rixson PLC in 1993. They had presumably remained in the custody of Firth Rixson PLC and its predecessors prior to this time. |