Records of Kerr & Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers and selling agents, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 199/20
- Dates of Creation:1886-1962
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:18 volumes, 2 certificates, 2 bookletsThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Scope and Content
- Minute books, 1888-1962;
- Registers, 1886-1962;
- General and departmental ledgers, 1898-1901;
- Private ledgers, 1890-1897;
- Miscellaneous ledgers, 1888-1890;
- General cash books ; annual returns, 1912-1947;
- Miscellaneous - Handbook of Peter Kerr, 1860-1869;
- Memorandum and articles of association, 1906-1962;
- Share certificates, 1843-1949;
- Certificates and awards, 1879-1883.
Administrative / Biographical History
Kerr & Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers and selling agents, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, was incorporated with limited liability on 10 April 1888 , with their registered office at Underwood Mills, Paisley. The capital of the company was £250,000. In July 1895 , J & P Coats Ltd, thread manufacturers, Paisley, agreed to buy the business as a going concern. In 1908 , the company converted to a private company. In 1950, Machine Cottons Ltd, thread distributors, Glasgow, Scotland, were given power of attorney to deal with all matters concerning trade marks in Brazil. In 1951 and 1954 the company sold to J & P Coats Ltd, as a going concern, their business in the UK and all other parts of the world. Kerr & Co Ltd also appear to be selling agents for other business, for example in Australia and New Zealand, though they used selling agents themselves, for example La Plata Reel Cotton Co Ltd, selling agents, Glasgow, in Paraguay. The records in 1892 mention a strained relationship with The Central Agency, (later The Central Agency Ltd) selling agents for J & P Coats Ltd, Glasgow, possibly due to competition. A manufacturing agreement was entered into in 1934 between the company and United Thread Mills Ltd, thread manufacturers, Glasgow. In 1936 , a contract was entered into with Romanofir SAR, thread manufacturers and spinners, Romania, whereby the company supplied complete working drawings for the election of buildings and purchased and supervised the erection of plant and machinery in Romania. In 1940, J & P Coats Ltd was appointed as the company's agent for trade mark purposes. The company dissolved in 2005.
Arrangement
This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by format and/or function. Within series the items are generally arranged chronologically
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Indefinite loan : J & P Coats : Glasgow : c1984
Indefinite loan : Coats Viyella plc : London: 1991 : ACCN 0146 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : via Business Archives Council in Scotland : 1993 : ACCN 0198 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : 1995 : ACCN 0240 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : 1996 : ACCN 0255 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : Coats Viyella plc : Swinton, Manchester: 2000 : ACCNs 1887, 1925, 1926, 1996
Indefinite loan : ACCN 0054
Other Finding Aids
Digital file level list available in searchroom
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)2576) and London (NRA20914)
Alternative Form Available
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Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures
Custodial History
Held by J & P Coats Ltd
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 248 UGD 199/1 Records of J & P Coats Ltd and CoatsPatons Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/24 Records of Walter Evans & Co Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/9 Records of The International Thread Co Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/16 Records of Machine Cottons Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/10 Records of La Plata Reel Cotton Co Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/2 Records of The Central Agency Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/31 Records of Romanofir SAR
See source list on Textiles available via Glagsow University Archive Services homepage at http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk
GB/NNAF/B3334, Reference : NRA(S)3151; Journal of Kerr & Co Ltd (Paisley Museum, Art Gallery and Coats Observatory)
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