Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- N. N. Hill Brass Company
- Abstract:
- The collection contains 25 letter books of the N. N. Hill Brass Company of Middleton, CT, which manufactured bells and toys. Copies of approximately 12,500 letters are included in the letter books. Many deal with shipment of goods and related matters. Some are faint and barely legible. It appears, from the gaps in the date spans, that some volumes are lacking in the collection.
- Extent:
- 2.8 linear feet (7 document boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Item description, folder title, box number]. N. N. Hill Brass Company Records. Mss 47. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains 25 letter books of the N. N. Hill Brass Company of Middleton, CT, which manufactured bells and toys. Copies of approximately 12,500 letters are included in the letter books. Many deal with shipment of goods and related matters. Some are faint and barely legible. It appears, from the gaps in the date spans, that some volumes are lacking in the collection.
Norman N. Hill began his career with the Barton Bell Company and later started his own company. Among the items manufactured were tea bells, electric gongs, trinity chimes, telephone chime boxes, bicycle bells, and sleight bells. Later, in the 1930s, N. N. Hill received the Walt Disney toy contract, which became a major portion of their business. Product lines included bell-ringing pull toys and toy telephones with Disney characters. The N. N. Hill Brass Company no longer is in existence.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of William P. Wreden, in honor of Martha H. Peterson, 1975.
- Physical location:
- SRLF.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Toymakers
- Names:
- N. N. Hill Brass Company
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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None.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Item description, folder title, box number]. N. N. Hill Brass Company Records. Mss 47. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062