Papers relating to a company selling drinks from a vending machine, based in the North Devon constituency. Thorpe was on board of directors. File contains correspondence, statistics, information and legal agreements.
Newspaper/publishing business, for which Thorpe acted as secretary. File contains correspondence and meeting minutes relating to the business of Gransight publishing contracts.
The name of the company was later changed to J.L. Morison Son & Jones. Files contains general correspondence, correspondence with trading company and meeting minutes.
This company appears to have been involved in diamonds trade. Thorpe was a director for this company. Files contains accounts information, memorandum and correspondence.