Bidspirit auction | A Collection of South Yorkshire
A Collection of South Yorkshire Paper Ephemera, including Doncaster and Sheffield, 1931-1950 - A collection of early to mid-20th-century paper ephemera primarily relating to South Yorkshire industrial and social history. The group includes various illustrated commercial billheads, notably an industrial invoice for Thos W. Ward Limited, Albion Works, Sheffield, dated 21st July 1933, featuring engravings of plant machinery and a prize medal cooking range. Other commercial items comprise billheads for Alfred Hall, Wholesale Ironmongers of Cleckheaton and Doncaster, dated 1932, and Bradwell Bros, Umbrella and Walking Stick Manufacturers of Sheffield. Social history is represented by a programme for the Dunsville First Annual Children's Sports held at Wyndthorpe Park in 1931, printed by Wrigley and Son, Thorne, and a Doncaster Grammar School Commemoration Service programme from 1950 marking the 1350-1950 anniversary. The lot further includes correspondence from The National Guano Co of Hatfield, a letterhead for British Bemberg Limited, Doncaster, and various recreation club documents from Kirk Sandall.