Records of Pott, Cassels & Williamson, engineers, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 118/3,/118/8,/118/12
- Dates of Creation:1893-1971
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:5.5 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Scope and Content
- Drawing office order books 1933-1971
- Spares and parts books 1933-1963
- Drawings issued and indexed 1893-1966
- Centrifugal order books 1894-1962
- Estates indexes 1897-1953
- Job indexes 1936-1963
- Specifications records 1918-1941
- Production order books 1966-1974
- Sugar machinery drawings [to be identified]
Administrative / Biographical History
Pott, Cassels & Williamson , engineers, was founded in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1892 . In 1958 , the company was acquired by Mirrlees Watson Co Ltd , sugar machine manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland, which in turn was acquired by A & W Smith & Co Ltd in 1967 . The company traded as part of Smith Mirrlees until c1971. Smith Mirrlees was acquired by Fletcher & Stewart Ltd in 1988.
Arrangement
This material is arranged into series, which consists of numbers of items related by format and/or function. Within series, the items are generally arranged chronologically.
Access Information
Access to all records dating within the past 50 years must be cleared with the company. Apply in the first instance to the University Archivist
Acquisition Information
Smith Mirrlees : Eglinton Works, Cook Street, Glasgow, G5 8JW : 1972
Smith Mirrlees : Eglinton Works, Cook Street, Glasgow, G5 8JW : 1976 (Additional deposit)
Smith Mirrlees : Eglinton Works, Cook Street, Glasgow, G5 8JW : c1982 (Additional deposit)
Fletcher & Stewart Ltd : c1988 (Additional deposit)
Other Finding Aids
Digital file level list available in searchroom as part of the Smith Mirrlees finding aid (UGD 118)
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)3119) and London (NRA14656)
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
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
Acquired directly from creators
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 248 UGD 062 Records of The Mirrlees Watson Co Ltd
GB 248 UGD 116 and UGD 118/6 Records of Blairs Ltd
GB 248 UGD 116/1 Records of A & W Smith & Co Ltd
GB 248 UGD 118/2 Records of Mirrlees Watson & Co Ltd
GB 248 UGD 118/4 Records of W & W McOnie
GB 248 UGD 118/5 Records of John McNeil & Co Ltd
GB 248 UGD 118/7 Records of R G Ross & Sons Ltd
GB 248 UGD 118/9 International Sugar Bulletin
GB 248 UGD 118/11Records of Fletcher & Stewart Ltd
See source list on Sugar available via Glasgow University Archive Services homepage at http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk
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