Hull History Centre: Metal Box General Packaging C DBMB Metal Box General Packaging 1899-1910 Historical Background/Biographical Background: F. Atkins & Company canister works was established around 1900 on what became Devon Street, Hessle Road, Dairycoates (later Gipsyville). Atkins joined 3 other companies in 1921 to form Metal Box. Later the works were moved to Sculcoates Lane. By 1989 the MB Group (as Metal Box was by then known) had merged with Caradon to create MB-Caradon Custodial history: Deposited by the company Description: These records relate to the construction of buildings and the installation of plant at F. Atkins & Co's Cannister Works at Dairycoates (later Metal Box) Extent: 1 box, 4 folders, 5 bundles, 72 items and 14 pieces Access conditions: Access will be granted to any accredited reader C DBMB/1 File of tenders etc., for the construction of new 1899 workshops 1 bundle C DBMB/2 Letters from the British Gas Light Co. Ltd., and the 1899 Electricity Department as to the provision of supplies 1 bundle C DBMB/3 Plan showing the factory site at Dairycoates by 1899 Wellsted & Easton 1 item C DBMB/4 Tenders by H. Firth of Shipley 1899 1. for a vertical steam boiler 2. for glazing 1 bundle C DBMB/5 Tender by Dawber & Son of Hull for slating 1899 1 item C DBMB/5a Post Office Telegram from Cumberland Street, 1899 Hull to Atkins Windmill, Shipley 1 item C DBMB/6 Correspondence and bill of quantities, etc 1899-1907 A bundle containing: 1. Correspondence, specification etc., relating to the supply of a 8'' × 12'' engine and associated machinery etc., by Fairbank Brearley of Shipley, 1899-1900 (engravings of products) Hull History Centre: Metal Box General Packaging 2. Bill of quantities etc., relating to the construction of a warehouse, 1907 (plan no. 4872) 1 bundle C DBMB/7 Letters from Weatherhead and Knowles of 1900 Bradford, solicitors to Fred Atkins of the Valley Canister Works, Shipley relating to the purchase of land (? at Dairycoates) 1 bundle C DBMB/8 File of tenders 1903 1 item (6 pieces) C DBMB/8/1 J. Sangwin of Hull for erecting iron work, general 1903 building and joinery work 1 piece C DBMB/8/2 Rose Downs and Thompson of Hull for iron work 1903 1 piece C DBMB/8/3 Frederick Tillotsen of Shipley for iron work 1903 1 piece C DBMB/8/4 Wright & Son of Hull for iron work 1903 1 piece C DBMB/8/5 F. Abba of Hull for plumbing 1903 1 piece C DBMB/8/6 Dawber and Townsley of Hull for slating 1903 1 piece C DBMB/9 Drawing of a warming scheme for the packing 1903 shed by Werner, Pfleideren and Perkins of London 1 item C DBMB/10 Drawing showing a proposed warming scheme by 1903 James Keith Blackman & Co. of London 1 item C DBMB/11 Papers relating to extension (plan no. 3661) 1903-1904 1 item (8 pieces) C DBMB/11/1 Slaters work: bill of quantities and tender from S. 1903-1904 W. Hildred of Hull 1 piece C DBMB/11/2 Brick work: bill of quantities and tender from J. R. 1903-1904 Woods of Hull 1 piece Hull History Centre: Metal Box General Packaging C DBMB/11/3 Carpenter and joinery work: bill of quantities 1903-1904 1 piece C DBMB/11/4 Plumbing and glazing: account from J. Weatherill 1903-1904 1 piece C DBMB/11/5 Flooring: delivery note of Hollis Bros. of Leicester 1903-1904 1 piece C DBMB/11/6 Heating systems: tenders and specifications by 1903-1904 King & Co. of Hull, The Teale Fireplace Co. of Leeds and Werner, Pfleiderin and Perkins Ltd. of London 1 piece C DBMB/11/7 Ironwork: tender by T. L. Fellowes of Hull 1903-1904 1 piece C DBMB/11/8 Ventilation: tender by James Keith & Blackman 1903-1904 Co. Lt., of Leeds, drawing by J. Haworth & Co. of Bilton Includes: Tender for patent glazing by W. H. Haywood of Huddersfield 1 piece C DBMB/12 Papers relating chiefly to extensions (plan nos. 1905 4277 and 4316) 12 items C DBMB/12/1 Tender for: Ventilation by James Howorth & Co. of 1905 Bilton (also catalogue) 1 item C DBMB/12/2 Tender for: Patent glazing by W. H. Haywood & 1905 Co. of Huddersfield 1 item C DBMB/12/3 Tender for: Building work by F. Beilby of Hull 1905 1 item C DBMB/12/4 Tender for: Guttering by King & Co. of Hull 1905 1 item C DBMB/12/5 Tender for: Stonework by H. Drewery of Hull and 1905 J.W. Wriglesworth of Hull 1 item C DBMB/12/6 Tender for: Joinery work by William Atkins of 1905 Shipley 1 item Hull History Centre: Metal Box General Packaging C DBMB/12/7 Tender for: Heating by the Teale Fireplace Co. of 1905 Leeds 1 item C DBMB/12/8 Tender for: Ironwork by T. L. Fellowes of Hull 1905 1 item C DBMB/12/9 Tenders for: Lead by T. B. Morley of Hull 1905 1 item C DBMB/12/10 Tender for: Flooring by E. B. Burgess & Co. of 1905 Liverpool and Hollis Bros. of Leicester; Cement, Concrete Asphalte and Wood Pavement Works of Bolton; The Yorkshire Wood Block Flooring Co. of Leeds and the Art Pavements & Decorations Ltd. of London 5 items C DBMB/12/11 Tenders for: Slating by Wm. Folkard & Son of Hull 1905 and Smith & Hunter of Hull; Dawber, Townsley & Co. of Hull, Hy. Williamson of Hull and Thos. Wilde & Sons of Hull 5 items C DBMB/12/12 Tender by William Atkins of Shipley for furniture 1903-4 and joinery 1 item C DBMB/13 Papers relating to building works undertaken in 1907 1907 4 items C DBMB/13/1 Letter from William Hucks & Co. engineers, of 1907 London relating to the construction of reinforced concrete floors 1 item C DBMB/13/2 Bill of quantities and tender by Wm. Atkins of 1907 Shipley for joinery work for new printing rooms etc 1 item C DBMB/13/3 Tender and priced schedule by F. Beilby of Hull 1907 for building a shed etc 1 item C DBMB/13/4 Specification and estimate for a heating system 1907 for a new workshop by Werner Pfleiderin & Perkins of Peterborough 2 items C DBMB/14 Quotations and other items 1907 1 folder, 2 items Hull History Centre: Metal Box General Packaging C DBMB/14/1 Printed price list of the Wrose Hull Fire Clay Co. of 1907 Shipley 1 item C DBMB/14/2 Quotation for ironwork by the Kingston Foundry 1907 Co. of Hull 1 item C DBMB/14/3 File of quotations by King & Co. of Hull for iron 1907 work and hoists, with printed leaflets by Hodginsons of Birmingham, Waygoods of ?London and by Smith and Stevens of ? 1 folder C DBMB/15 Drawing by Crot & Perkins of Bradford showing 1907 the arrangement of shafting etc 1 item C DBMB/16 Papers relating to extensions etc 1909 3 folders, 43 items C DBMB/16/1 Quotation; James Firth, Hull Wire Works, Hull; 1909 wire window guards 1 item C DBMB/16/2-3 Quotations King & Co. Hull; ironwork 1909 2 items C DBMB/16/4 Quotations for lavatories 1909 5 items C DBMB/16/4/1 Quotation; King & Co. Hull 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/4/2 Leeds Fireclay Co. Ltd., Hull; lavatories 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/4/3 King & Co., Hull; guttering 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/4/4 James Darby Ltd. of Hull; glass, lead, lavatories 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/4/5 J. Weatherill of Hull; plumbing and glazing 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/6-7 Quotation and Specification; The Leeds Marble 1909 Works Ltd heating apparatus 2 items Hull History Centre: Metal Box General Packaging C DBMB/16/8 Covering letter; Newton, Chambers & Co. Ltd; 1909 heating apparatus 1 item C DBMB/16/9 Quotation; King & Co. Ltd; heating apparatus 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/10 Quotation W. H. Heywood & Co., Huddersfield; 1909 patent glazing 1 item C DBMB/16/11 Specification of plumbers and glaziers work 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/12-14 Quotations; Wm. Atkins of Shipley; furniture and 1909 joinery 3 items C DBMB/16/15 Priced Specification of carpenters and joinery 1909 work 1 item C DBMB/16/16-20 Papers relating to building work carried out by J. 1909 T. Levitt of Hull 1 folder C DBMB/16/21 Quotation; T. B. Morley & Co. Ltd., of Hull; 1909 lavatories etc 1 item C DBMB/16/22 Quotation; B. Danby & Co. of Hull; lamps 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/23 Quotation; Wm. Folkard & Son of Hull; slating 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/24 Specification & estimate; Mather & Platt of 1909 Manchester; fire doors 2 items C DBMB/16/25-7 Letters; The Leeds Marble Works Ltd; 1909 arrangement of pipes 1 folder C DBMB/16/28 Quotation; J. T. Levitt; flooring 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/29 Bill of quantities for bricklayers work 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/30-2 Correspondence with John Watson and papers 1910 relating to disputed items in J. T. Levitt's accounts 3 items Hull History Centre: Metal Box General Packaging C DBMB/16/33 Papers relating to the extension over the stores c. 1909 1 folder, 9 items C DBMB/16/33/1 Specification for bricklayers work c. 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/33/2 Specification of carpenters and joiners work c. 1909 1 item C DBMB/16/33/3 Specification of slaters work c.