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The David Brown Story

3rd March 1961, Page 51
3rd March 1961
Page 51
Page 51, 3rd March 1961 — The David Brown Story
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FOLLOWING a spate of sensational I novels set in Midland and Northern industrial towns, it is a welcome relief to read a factual account of the history of a thriving company in one of these areas. Such has been the aim of Desmond Donnelly in his book " David Brown's," published by Collins, price 21s. Last year the David Brown organization celebrated its centenary and this book traces the history of the firm from its beginnings in 1860, when Mr. David Brown, grandfather of the present chairman of the David Brown Corporation, slarled work at 17 on his own account as a pattern maker in Vulcan Street, Huddersfield. Mr. Donnelly then goes on to describe the subsequent growth of the company and the various gear-cutting processes originated by the concern. Tractors and s take their place in the David Brown story, and the book provides an interesting picture of how this large and prosperotis organization has developed over the years. There are delightful pen portraits of the principal characters.—J.M.


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