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Edward Ripley and Son1
Ripley, Edward1
Ripley, Henry William1

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Articles of partnership, Lupton, Mellin & Sharpe, 1790, also Lupton & Rider, 1819. Ledger balance, 1827- 1849. Papers and account relating to Philips, Wood & Co, Manchester, 1835 -1839 Five indentures of apprenticeship.

1790-1839

Articles of partnership, Lupton, Mellin & Sharpe, 1790, also Lupton & Rider, 1819. Ledger balance, 1827- 1849. Papers and account relating to Philips, Wood & Co, Manchester, 1835 -1839 Five indentures...

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Cost Price Book

Aug 1840 - Aug 1843

Details of wool and yarn purchases from named suppliers. Various types are given with their costs. Lincs., Lancs., Yorks., Staffs., Leicester, and Norfolk suppliers. Combing and spinning costs are som...

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Cost Price Book

Oct 1843 - March 1846

Similar to item 115 but many more calculations refer to the cost of production of cloth. Much information on the cost of alpaca and English wool of various types. Suppliers giving tenders are named.

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Cost Price Book

June 1849 - April 1854

Similar to items 115 and 118 but with very few suppliers named and giving more information on the cost of various types of wool. Cloths which are costed include Albert twills, evelinas, cashmeres and ...

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Recipes, numbered 1-187

14 May 1844

Some recipes have other numbers as well. A few are accompanied by patterns. Number 2 is dated May 27, 1841, and number 149 is dated 14 May 1844. Contents list at front gives customers' names and colou...

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VIII. COST AND PRICE BOOKS. 1838-1873

c.1838-1873

113. ‘Prices of Yarn Cost No. a\ March 1838 - Feb. 1839. Details of wool and yarn purchases from named suppliers. Various types are given with their costs. Lincs., Lancs., Yorks., Staffs., Leiceste...

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XII. Costings Books. 1927-52.

1927-1952

111. Merchanting Department Costings Book No. I. 1920-35. Details of charges for various processes with 'results'. Usually marked warehouse or Cliffe Mills. Items 112-29 form an overlapping series...

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Notices of transfer of stand s, 1850-1868

1850-1868

135 ff. These are listed below. Listed by: Vendor Purchaser Date 1 Archer, Edward Wilson, John 23 October 1854 2 Archer, Joshua Wilson, John 23 October 1854 3 Audley, Benjamin Ill...

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Edward Ripley and Son, Business Archive

Edward Ripley and Son; Ripley, Henry William; Ripley, Edward

1831-1950

----------- Please see the attached Concordance.pdf to ascertain the relationship between the numeration of the records and the shelf numbers used by Special Collections. ----------- Large colle...

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