A series of notes by William Waugh, with reference to a visit to Thackray Ltd, with references to information garnered from conversations with members of staff, particularly Ron Frank and William P. Thackray, for his biography of Charnley [John Charnley: the man and the hip].
Also included is information on the history of Thackray Ltd, and their relationship with Charnley.
There is correspondence between William Waugh and Chas. Thackray Ltd, relating to discussion of queries made by Waugh in relation to materials, composition, equipment and manufacture for Charnley products, photographs of Charnley and copies of old catalogues, the provision of photographs of a prosthesis and instruments designed by Charnley. Also included is discussion of a draft of a chapter of the biography which features Thackray Ltd,
There are photographs and an instruction booklet for Charnley’s Orthopaedic Table, and a newspaper cutting of an article on Ken Wilson, who ran the London Marathon with a Charnley hip replacement operation.
Also included are booklets entitled Stepping Into the Future, Charnley Total Hip Replacement, 4th Generation, Joint Connexion, issue 3, 1988 a magazine produced by Thackray Ltd, Thackray; The Group and Its Capabilities, and Thackray; Ortron 90.