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Cast Gothic Ring Handle

Cast Brass Gothic Handle

Shroud Sample Book

Newman Brothers’ Ledger

Coffin Corner Clip

Newman Brothers’ Ledger Page

Stamped Ring Plate

Coffin Screws

Thumbscrews

Travelling Salesman’s Bag

Sewing Machine Needles

Christ figure ornament

Christ Figure Ornament

Bronze coloured 'Antique' Gothic Handle

‘Antique’ Gothic Handle

bail handle cast grip

Bail Handle (Cast Grip)

Still of Pauline talking taken from Pauline Jones Oral History Video

Pauline Jones’ Oral History

Brown bronze finished handle

Brown Bronze Ring Handle

Catholic Ring Plate

Catholic Ring Plate

Antique Thumbscrew

Antique Thumbscrew

Coffin Furniture Trade Catalogue circa 1910 cover

Trade Catalogue circa 1910

Ornaments – Catalogue Page greyscale

Ornaments – Catalogue Page

Newman Brothers Trade Catalogue - 1960s

Newman Brothers Trade Catalogue – 1960s

Invoice – H. Metal & Machinery Co. LTD

Document – H. Metal & Machinery Co. LTD

Invoice – W. L. Doggart

Document – W. L. Doggart

Document – Letter from Barbados typed on Blue paper

Document – Letter from Barbados

Paper tag – Passed Inspection in red

Envelope – Passed Inspection

Japan Black Breastplate for coffin

Breastplate

Newman Brothers' Cheque signed by Joyce Green

Newman Brothers’ Cheque

Mr Salt's Expenses (Westbrook Hotel) itemised table

Mr Salt’s Expenses (Westbrook Hotel)

Order Notepad

Booklet

J Doggar t Aston Villa Supporters' Association Card

Aston Villa Supporters’ Association Card

Typed letter from Shroud Manufacturers Ltd

Document – Shroud Manufacturers Ltd.

Parts Patent Shroud & Frilling Company Document on pink paper

Parts Patent Shroud & Frilling Company Document

John Part & Co. Ltd Document

John Part & Co. Ltd Document

Mr Salt's Expenses from Mayville Hotel

Mr Salt’s Expenses

Invoice for Coating Machine

Invoice for Coating Machine

1940s Newman Brothers leaflet featuring coffin handle illustration

Leaflet

Document printed on yellow paper – Goods for Importation Ghana

Document – Goods for Importation (Ghana)

Cyril Salt's Newman Brothers Business Card on white paper

Business Card

Catalogue page showing brass handle illustrations

Catalogue Page

Page from Newman Brothers catalogue showing 6 shrouds with descriptions

Catalogue Page – Robes

Page from Newman Brothers Trade Catalogue showing brass handles on right hand page and descriptions on left hand page

Newman Brothers’ Trade Catalogues

Page from Newman Brothers catalogue showing 6 shrouds with descriptions

Featured Article: Shrouds

Shroud room workers. black and white image

Strike Action

Pfaff Sewing Machine

Pfaff Sewing Machine

Open Sewing tin featuring purple sewing thread and other items

Sewing Tins

Joyce Green still from a video

Joyce Green Oral Histories

Crimping machine on wooden floor materials lying on its surface

Crimping Machine

Warehouse, image dominated by packing table featuring packaged items and items ready for packaging

Warehouse

Vacuum Coating Shop, blue floor with freestanding shelves towards the front of image

Vacuum Coating Shop

60s grainy photo of Dolly Dunsby with gifts behind her in the Shroud Room

Photo of Dolly Dunsby

Black and white photo of Newman Brothers trade show stand

Photo – Trade Show Stand

Plating Shop pre-restoration

Plating Shop

Watercolour of Casting shop with red flames dominating the top half of painting

The Casting Shop

Casket Assembly Shop pre-restoration

Casket Handle Assembly Shop

Stamp shop rusty shelves

The Stamp Shop

Polishing Shop pre restoration, lots of open cardboard boxes and metal machinery in a brick walled room

Polishing Shop

The Shroud Room, sewing machines on tables in front of windows

The Shroud Room

Image showing Olympia urn and a grave vase

Ashes Urn (Cremation)

Brass ring handle with art deco style attachment

Art Deco Handle

Metal wood effect cigar tin with three plastic wrapped cigars placed in front

Cigars

Shroud in dark blue and white with tassle

Birmingham City Football Shroud

Zinc ribbon shapes coffin ornament with text "at rest"

‘At Rest’ Ornament

Nickel plated rose with leaves shaped coffin ornament

Rose Ornament

Nickel plated sacred heart ornament. A heart shape with crucifix on top, emitting a halo of rays

Sacred Heart Ornament

Sample book displaying rows of decorative nail head designs

Coffin Nails

Brown copper printing block

Catalogue Printing Blocks

Catalogue Printing Blocks

Tin silver coloured urn ornament with sunflower growing from the top

Urn Motif

brass ring handle on blue background

Salesman’s Sample – Brass Handle

Claret and blue villa shroud

Aston Villa Shroud

Dull silver coloured bar handle for a casket

Casket Handle

Brass flower shaped backplate

Brass Back Plate

Piece of copper with engraving on taken from printing block

Copper Plate for Catalogue Stamp

Page of catalogue with ashes casket illustration

Ashes Casket – Cremation

Grainy image of Dolly Dunsby blowing out candles on her birthday cake

Dolly’s Story

Lewis Watkins death notice in newspaper

Lewis Watkins

Two victorian backplates

Victorian Backplates

Three silver coloured coffin handles descending in size top to bottom

Children’s Art Nouveau Coffin Handles

Silver coloured small ring shaped coffin handle

Child’s Handle

Shiny silver coloured handle the shape of a flattened 0 lying on its side

Child’s Crescent Handle

Silver coloured coffin handle

Plastic Gothic Handle

Backside of a Brown coffin handle

Gothic Handle

Silver coloured backplate featuring small sacred red heart at top centre

Catholic Backplate

Front and reverse sides of a silver coloured handle affixed on blue card

Catholic Backplate and Handle Sample

Newman Brothers' 1920s trade catalogue cover

1920s’ Trade Catalogue

Brass coffin handle

Brass Handle

Brown coloured metal coffin handle

‘Antique’ Brass Handle

Newman Brothers Leaflet and Handle

Handle and Leaflet

black and white image of young soldier Arthur Allen

Featured Story: The Travelling Salesman

Three art deco coffin handles. top one is brass. middle is thick and a dark silver colour. the bottom is the longest and a lighter silver colour

Art Deco Handles

brass art deco handle with cut out shapes in the bar of handle

Art Deco Handle (Brass)

Silver coloured Art deco handle

Art Deco Handle

Shiny brass art deco ring handle with rectangular fixing

Art Deco Handle

Shiny silver coloured with a leaf at each of its four cornerstin backplate

Backplate

Front side of Newman Brothers building on a sunny day

The Newman Brothers Factory

Catalogue page showing four catholic handle plates and cast grips

Registered Designs

Joyce Green

Newman Brothers’ product boxes

Die block

Victorian Breastplate