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Petition to the Government by S. G. Brown and Mrs Alice Brown for re- instatement in their factory, 1940-1; Memorandum giving case background, full correspondence with Admiralty and some supporting documentation.

The "S. G. Brown Affair", Petition to the Government by S. G. Brown and Mrs Alice Brown for re- instatement in their factory, 1940-1; Memorandum giving case background, full correspondence with Admiralty and some supporting documentation.

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ID:	ACO/4/23/18
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Admiralty Compass Observatory
Date made:	1940 - 1941
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 folder
Parts:	Various Papers realtign to the `S.G. Brown Affaird', 193-1927 (Manuscript) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Correspondence, setting up the Admiralty enquiry under Admiral Philpott, n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/1) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Mr Hollands summary of the sequence of events from the invention of the Gyro- compass to the adoption by Sperry of the Harrison/ Rawlings Mercury Control (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/2) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Precis of papers leading to the introduction of mercury control, n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/3) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Mr Swans summary of the sequence of patents for the correction of Gyro- compasses, n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/4) The "S. G. Brown Affair", The Harrison/ Rawlings Patent and allied papers, applications for the patent n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/5) The "S. G. Brown Affair", The Harrison/ Rawlings Patent as filed in USA, by Sperry, n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/6) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Note by Swan on the effects of the H/R Patent on Henderson and Brown and allied correspondence, n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/7) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Statement by Henderson on the effect of the H/R Patent (in USA) on his own application, n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/8) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Affidavits by Harrison and Rawlings contesting Henderson's claim against their patent in the USA, n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/9) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Henderson's claim, 1927, to the Royal Commission on awards to inventors (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/10) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Draft report of the Philpott committee on Gyro-Compass development, n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/11) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Verbatim reports of the proceedings of the meetings of the Philpott Committee, 1927 (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/12) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Initial statements made by Professor Sir James Henderson covering the "History and Operation of the Gyro- Compass" for the benefit of the committee, n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/13) The "S. G. Brown Affair", various notes circulated within the committee to assist their deliberations, n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/14) Various items of correspondence, including Harrison's letter to Sperry, offering to sell his patent rights, Letter from Rowlings to the Committee of Enquiry 1927, a note on contracts with S.G. Brown for six Gyro-Compasses 1921. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/15) Diary of events and précis of correspondence, 1913- 1925, by S. G. Brown and correspondence (1914 - 1927) between S.G. Brown and Admiralty. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/16) The "S. G. Brown Affair", Sir Kenneth Swan's rough Note- book, used during the enquiry, n.d. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/17) Petition to the Government by S. G. Brown and Mrs Alice Brown for re- instatement in their factory, 1940-1; Memorandum giving case background, full correspondence with Admiralty and some supporting documentation. (Manuscript) (ACO/4/23/18)

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