John Allen Ltd. of Oxford was originally established in 1874 as the Oxfordshire Steam Ploughing Company. John Allen took over the firm in 1897 and it became John Allen & Sons Ltd. in 1925. The firm was noted for manufacturing scarifiers for steam rollers and also re-built engines. They also built a few steam engines themselves.
The archive is split across 7 deposits (TR ALS through TR 7ALS). Some of these are uncatalogued and therefore do not have handlists yet. A detailed list of drawings is available upon request. Please note that drawings are held at our offsite store and notice of 5 working days is required in advance of a visit to access these.
More information
- Full descriptions for the first two deposits are available on our online database: TR ALS and TR 2ALS.
- Handlists for each deposit (except TR 3ALS – the drawings) of the collection can be found here: TR ALS, TR 2ALS, TR 4ALS, TR 5ALS, TR 6ALS and TR 7ALS.
- Reference
- TR ALS; TR 2ALS; TR 3ALS; TR 4ALS; TR 5ALS; TR 6ALS; TR 7ALS
- Extent
- 162 items, plus thousands of drawings
- Date
- 1887-1960s