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Crum Brick, Tile and Pottery Company Limited - Records, 1890s - 1970s

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A fairly substantial but incomplete collection of the company's records. Its major strength is the comprehensive collection of catalogues/price lists and machinery catalogues showing the types of products produced and the machinery used in the brick and clay industry.

Last Update: 21 Aug 2026

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Name/Title: Crum Brick, Tile and Pottery Company Limited - Records, 1890s - 1970s
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Primary Maker: Crum (New Zealand Brick Tile and Pottery Company Ltd) (PRIMARY MAKER)
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Date: 1890s-1970s
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Physical Description: 4 x transit boxes
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Related Object Notes: MS-2008-21
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Content: Box 1 -- Articles of association, deeds; ledger, 1892 - 1905; annual accounts, 1947 -1951, 1961, and 1965; correspondence, 1900s - 1970s; plans and blueprints; papers regarding merger; papers relating to employees, industrial relations.
Box 2 -- Price lists and catalogues (Crum); advertising material for reinforced brick; papers relating to the NZ Standards Institute; Council of Building Industry - minutes, 1944 - 1947; miscellaneous papers; prospectuses of various companies, chiefly relating to the brick and clay industries.
Box 3 -- Machinery catalogues.
Box 4 -- Price lists and catalogues (other than Crum); published works relating to the brick and clay industries.
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Subject Notes: Albert Crum worked as a brick maker and building contractor, operating from Ashburton, Canterbury. In 1905 he moved to Auckland and established the NZ Brick Tile and Pottery Company at Avondale. This was later taken over by R.O. Clark Ltd. in 1924. In 1929 the four sons of Albert Crum formed a partnership and founded the Crum Brick Tile and Pottery Company.
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Credit Line: Donated by Mr J.A. [John ('Jack') Albert] Crum in 1978.
Last Update: 21 Aug 2026

Crum Brick, Tile and Pottery Company Limited - Records, 1890s - 1970s

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