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MBL - Alan Ball Collection (Glass Bottle Industry)
1 - Records relating to Alloa Glass Work Company Limited, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
2 - Records relating to the glass industry in the United States of America
3 - Records relating to the development of automatic glass bottle making
4 - Records relating to Ashley (Machine-made) Bottle Company Limited, Ferrybridge
5 - Records relating to Bagley and Company Limited, glass manufacturers, Knottingly, Yorkshire
6 - Records relating to Beatson, Clark and Company Limited, glass manufacturers, Rotherham and Stairfoot, Yorkshire
7 - Records relating to E. Breffitt and Company Limited, glass manufacturers, Castleford, Yorkshire
8 - Records relating to the United Glass Limited factory in Brimsdown, Enfield, Middlesex
9 - Records relating to Charles Borron and Company, glass manufacturers, Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire
10 - Records relating to glassmakers in Bristol
11 - Records relating to Glass Bottle Manufacturers' Associations in the United Kingdom
12 - Records relating to various glass bottle collections in the United Kingdom, Canada and United States of America
13 - Records relating to various British glass bottle makers
14 - Records relating to British Thomson-Houston
15 - Records related to British Glass Industries Limited
16 - Records relating to Cannington Shaw and Company Limited, glass bottle manufacturers, St.Helens
17 - Cannington Shaw and Company versus Nuttall and Company, glass bottle manufacturers, St.Helens
18 - Records relating to City Glass Bottle Company Limited, London
19 - Records relating to Flint Glass Bottle Manufacturers, Sharp Brothers, Clapton Park Glass Works, London
20 - Records relating to the use of closures for glass bottles
21 - Records relating to the United Glass Bottle Manufacturing Company Limited plant at Charlton, London
22 - Records relating to the evolution of glass bottles for carbonated drinks
23 - Records relating to Danish Glass
24 - Records regarding the Dominion Glass Company Limited, Canada
25 - Records regarding historical English Glass
26 - Records relating to European and American Machine Made Bottle Company Limited, Trafford Park, Manchester
27 - Records relating to Glass Manufacturers' Federation, London
28 - Records relating to Tank Furnace builders' plans
29 - Records relating to Forster's Glass Company Limited, St.Helens
30 - Records relating to art by Gaydon King of workmen in the glass making process
31 - Records relating to glass for domestic use
32 - Records relating to glass history, technology and applications
33 - Records relating to glass composition for use in bottle making
34 - Records relating to glass container manufacture
35 - Records related to glass technology and glass making techniques
36 - Records related to Gregg and Company Limited, glass bottle manufacturers, Hope Glass Works, Knottingley, West Yorkshire
37 - Records related to the History of Glass
1 - 'The Glass Industry in England - Outline of Historical Development', produced by the Department of Glass Technology, Sheffield
2 - 'Landmarks in Development of Technique of Glass Making', produced by the Department of Glass Technology, Sheffield
3 - Photocopy of illustrated article 'Old English Glass - The Development of the Bottle' by Francis Buckley from 'Glass' journal
4 - Photocopy of illustrated article 'Old English Glass - The Glass Workers' by Francis Buckley from 'Glass' journal
5 - 'The Rosedale Glass Furnace and The Elizabeth Glassworkers' at Rydale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole, (Yorkshire) by Joseph Hurst
6 - Transcript of lecture by R.J. Charleston titled 'Our forefathers in glass' presented on 7 Jun 1979 at the Sixth Turner Memorial Lecture for the Society of Glass Technology
7 - Transcript of a review paper by R.G. Newton titled 'Recent views on ancient glass' from 'Glass Technology' journal, Volume 21, Number 4
8 - 'From sand-core to automation - A history of glass containers" by Victor Wyatt, published by the Glass Manufacturers' Federation, London
9 - 'The glass industry of the eighteen-thirties' by C.M. Brown from 'Glass Technology' journal, Volume 21, Number 4
10 - 'The origin of the "reputed quart" and other measures' by B.E. Moody
11 - Newspaper clipping (from unknown source) regarding sale of historical bottles
12 - Letter on United Glass Containers Limited letterhead from Mr Moody to the Editor of the 'Sunday Times'
13 - 'Glass History' by Wendy Evans, published by the Glass Manufacturers' Federation, London
14 - 'A History of Glass Bottles' by Dennis Rider, published by the Glass Manufacturers' Federation, London
15 - Brief chronological note by Alan Ball titled 'Glass History Miscellany'
16 - 'The Bottle Hands Struck Work' by Alan Ball
17 - 'Glass Technology - Society of Glass Technology - Diamond Jubilee Issue', Volume 17, Number 5
18 - 'English Bottles and Decanters 1605-1900' by Derek C. Davis, published by Charles Letts and Company Limited, London
19 - Handwritten letter from William Francis Dixon-Nuttall (1885-1981) to Alan Ball enclosing 'English Bottles and Decanters 1605-1900' as a gift
20 - 'Glassmaking at Warrington 1757-1933' by L.M. Angus-Butterworth
21 - 'The story of the glass bottle' by Edward Meigh, published by C.E. Ramsden and Company Limited, Stoke-on-Trent
22 - Ring binder containing "Ramsden Monthly Bulletins"
38 - Records related to Key Glassworks Limited, glass manufacturers, London
39 - Records related to Kilner Brothers, glass manufacturers, Yorkshire
40 - Records related to Kinghorn Bottle Company, glass bottle manufacturers, Fife, Scotland
41 - Records related to Lewis and Towers, glass manufacturers, Edenbridge, Kent
42 - Records related to John Lumb and Company, glass bottle manufacturers, Castleford, Yorkshire
43 - Records related to Lynch No 10 Operation machinery
44 - Records related to Manchester Flint Glass Company, Kirby Street, Ancoats, Manchester
45 - Records related to semi-automatic mechanical bottlemaking
46 - Records relating to milk bottle production
47 - Records relating to the use of moulds for glass bottle making
48 - Records relating to North British Glass, glass manufacturers, Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland
49 - Records relating to Nuttall and Company Limited, glass bottle manufacturers, St.Helens
50 - Records relating to Pilkington Brothers Limited, glass manufacturers, St.Helens
51 - Records relating to punt marks for identifying worldwide glass bottle manufacturers
52 - Records relating to glass packaging methods
53 - Records relating to raw materials used in glass production
54 - Recollections of the glassmaking industry
55 - Records relating to Redfearn National Glass Limited, Barnsley, Yorkshire
56 - Records relating to Rockware Glass, glass manufacturers, St.Helens
57 - Records relating to Rylands Glass and Engineering Company, glass manufacturers, Stairfoot, Barnsley, Yorkshire
58 - Records relating to South Wales (Siemens Patent) Glass Manufacturing Company, Newport, South Wales
59 - Records relating to Sutton Lodge Chemical Company, St.Helens
60 - Records relating to United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Limited, including sites in St.Helens
61 - Records relating to United Kingdom Glass Company Limited, Hayes, Middlesex
62 - Records relating to United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Limited, Peasley/Sherdley Works, St.Helens
63 - Records relating to wage rates in the (mouth blown) glass bottle manufacturing industry across the UK, Ireland and Australia
64 - Records relating to National Machine Rates for semi-automatic glass bottle producing machines in Great Britain and Ireland
65 - Records relating to Woods Bottle Works, Portobello, Scotland
66 - Records relating to the York Glass Company Limited, York and London
67 - Records relating to Osram-G.E.C. Glassworks, Wembley, London
68 - Deposition catalogue list produced by Alan Ball
69 - Records relating to cartoon depictions of leading British Industries
70 - Records relating to preservation of United Glass Peasley Cross Lane plant, St.Helens
71 - Research notes on glass bottle identification
72 - Miscellaneous research notes on glass container manufacture
73 - Collection of ash tray labels for various breweries and drinks, as used by United Glass Containers Peasley/Sherdley Works, St.Helens
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