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Over 100 years of HistoryOn August 20th a small exhibition was held at the Universal Bowling Club which celebrated over a hundred years of manufacturing grinding wheels in the Doxey area. Jesse and Delia Brough have spend the last two years accumulating and organising material about the Universal Grinding Wheel Company and its employees. Jesse's interest started when he found many old documents were being thrown away. Realising the historical importance of these he and Delia started the project to celebrate Doxey's once largest and respected employer. To accompany the displays a video has been made featuring many ex-Universal employees including John Whipps, John Taylor, Eileen Skelton, Arthur Gould and many others. The exhibits included photographs, awards, employees rule books, samples and advertising literature. Two books that created a lot of interest were the two '30 Club' lists of members (complete with photos) who had served more than 30 years with the company. Fortunately all these items will be preserved as the whole exhibition is being donated to 'The Staffordshire Archives'. Some photos of the exhibition follow (Click for larger version)
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