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'File 29/28 British Industrial Fair' [‎227r] (453/512)

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The record is made up of 1 file (256 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1934-24 Dec 1950. It was written in English, Arabic, French, Spanish and Portuguese. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Group 17 .—Sports Goods.
Sports Goods (including fishing tackle, camp
equipment, tents, etc.).
Sports Clothing.
Group 18 .— Stationery, Paper, Printing and Publishing.
Paper.
Pubhshfng j*Printing Machinery—see above.
Stationery.
Stationers’ Sundries (including artists’ supplies).
Group 19 .—Textiles and Clothing.
Yarns and Fabrics.
Made-up Goods. Men’s, Women’s and Children’s
Wear.
Domestic and Decorative Textiles.
Group 20 .—Toys and Games; Baby and Invalid
Carriages.
Group 21 .—General and Sales Services.
Advertising and Publicity.
Banking.
Coin-operated Automatic Machines.
Commercial Photography.
Export Trade Journals.
Insurance.
Packing.
Signs.
Trade Journals catering for trades represented in
the London Section of the Fair.
Transport.
Special machinery solely employed in the manufacture or production of the articles included in the Schedule
is eligible for exhibition in the appropriate group. General machinery and machinery common to several trades
is not eligible for inclusion in the London Section of the Fair.
COMMONWEALTH SECTION
A display of Commonwealth products organised officially by Commonwealth Governments will be shown in
London at Earls Court.
ENGINEERING AND HARDWARE SECTION
BIRMINGHAM (CASTLE BROMWICH)
Group A. — Hardware.
{a) Hardware, ironmongery and brass-foundry.
Military, naval, cabinet, domestic and general
brassfoundry. General hardware, safes, locks,
hinges, handles, bolts, springs, staples, nails.
Sheet metal work, cash and deed boxes and
trunks of all descriptions. Hearth furniture.
General Hollow-ware, copper and bronze
goods (excluding fancy goods). General wire
work and wire goods. Domestic washing and
labour-saving appliances, knife cleaning
machines, etc. Household woodware, string,
cord and twine. Preserving bottles and jars.
Weighing machines, including automatic.
Industrial Transfers.
(6) Farm and garden equipment. Dairy utensils,
milk separators, churns, cowhouse equipment,
poultry equipment, stable fitments and
appointments, cart gear. Farm and garden
tools and fitments, barrows, ladders, sprayers,
lawn mowers and rollers. Wire netting and
fencing. Guns and rifles, including sporting.
Group B. — Building.
Bricks, tiles, terracotta, slates, chimneys, drain
pipes. Timber, joinery, mouldings, castings.
Rainwater and soil goods. Plumbers’ brass-
foundry, cisterns and tanks. Lead goods,
wrought iron, art metal work and steel equip
ment. Builders’ hardware and ironmongery
(also in Group A). Central heating and
ventilation. Sanitary water supply, baths,
bathroom, shop, restaurant and bar fittings.
Plate glass. Decorators’ materials, paints,
distempers, varnishes, wall papers. Roof and
roofing material. Stoves, ranges, boilers,
grates, fireplaces, mantels and surrounds of
all descriptions, tiles, etc.
Group C.—Electricity.
Generators, motors, transformers, rectifiers, con
densers, accumulators, switchgear, cables,
meters and all accessories. Industrial and
domestic application for heating, cooking,
lighting and power and accessories. Telephone
and telegraph equipment.
Group D. — Engineering.
(a) Engineering.
Foundry and steelworks equipment. Mechani
cal handling of materials. Prime movers,
water turbines, steam boilers, steam, gas
Group D.—Engineering (contd.)
(a) Engineering (contd.)
and oil engines and associated equipment.
Engineering instruments for indicating,
recording and control purposes. Industrial
filters. Tools and accessories for metal,
wood, etc. Lubricating, cutting and fuel
oils. Plant for industrial purposes; cement,
rubber, textiles, paper, leather, footwear,
laundries, food-stuffs, brewing, distilling,
plastics, chemicals, etc.
(b) Metals {excluding precious metals).
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys,
bars, sections, plates, castings, forgings,-
stampings, pressings, wire, tubes and
fittings. Tool steels.
(c) Quarry, Mining, Colliery, Road and Oil Field.
Machineiy and equipment. Compressors,
drills, excavators, trench pumps, stone
breakers, screens, rollers, concrete mixers,
tar boilers and sprayers. Pipes, culverts,
manhole and drain covers, kerbs, pavings.
Cement, road metal, asphalt, tar. Sign
posts and automatic signals. Sewage and
refuse disposal plants. Structural steel,
ferro-concrete. Hoists, derricks, cranes,
lifts.
{d) Transport.
Locomotives, rolling stock and equipment.
Aircraft, shipping and accessories. Motor
cycles, cycles and accessories. Works
trucks. Components and accessories of
mechanically-driven road vehicles with the
exception of specialised units which are
solely for use in such vehicles.
[e] Gas.
Retorts and carbonising plant; exhausters;
scrubbers, washers and purifiers; holders,
governors and station meters; coke screen
ing plant; paints and jointing material.
Boosters; valves, meters, gauges. Gas
engines; industrial furnaces and heating
appliances; cocks, governors and fittings;
street lamps, lighting burners and mantles;
fires, cookers, water heaters and domestic
appliances.
Services.
Export journals, trade journals, transport services, publicity services, trade organisations, industrial welfare
associations, packing materials and cardboard boxes for all trades represented in the Birmingham Section of the
Fair.

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This file contains correspondence, promotional material and other documents related to the British Industries Fair (BIF) in London and other similar events in London, including a mechanical handling conference (1948) and an engineering and marine exhibition (1949).

The file contains a number of invitations to attend the fair that were sent to prominent merchants in Bahrain by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain as well as replies sent back by these merchants. Much of this correspondence is in Arabic (with English translations).

The file also contains promotional material related to the BIF and other events including the following:

  • a pamphlet written by Malcolm Logan entitled 'Story of the B.I.F.' The pamphlet is in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese (folios 142-149);
  • two posters for the Mechanical Handling Conference in London 1948, one in French (folio 151) and one in English (folio 152);
  • a pamphlet entitled 'Background to the B.I.F.' (folios 203-210).
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1 file (256 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 256; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-117; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled (except for a few circled numbers which have been crossed out).

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English, Arabic, French, Spanish and Portuguese in Latin and Arabic script
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