Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd, Jute spinners and manufacturers, Dundee
- Reference:GB 254 MS 95
- Dates of Creation:1852-1986
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:2.60 linear metres
Scope and Content
Registers of directors 1901 1943; minute books 1896 1965; shareholding records 1896 1963; balance sheets 1904 1967; ledgers 1897 1966; journal 1938 1957; bank pass books 1947 1951; jute purchase books 1945 1965; stock books 1883 1948; records relating to wages, salaries and pensions 1932 1961; production records 1876 1906, 1932 1961; miscellaneous legal and general company records 1896 1964; patents 1852, 1888; factory school registers 1868 1870; miscellaneous papers 1855 1986; photographs 1852 1951; plan 1869; company files 1896 1986.
Administrative / Biographical History
Thomson, Shepherd & Co Ltd was founded in 1848 when David Thomson, a shipmaster's son who had served an apprenticeship with James Neish, a jute pioneer, set up in business on his own in a small hand-spinning and hand-loom weaving shed. The firm was soon operating successfully and in 1852 David Thomson was granted a patent from Queen Victoria in respect of jute carpeting - the earliest patent granted in Dundee for any jute product.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
The records were deposited by A Sanderson in 1986.
Note
Thomson, Shepherd & Co Ltd was founded in 1848 when David Thomson, a shipmaster's son who had served an apprenticeship with James Neish, a jute pioneer, set up in business on his own in a small hand-spinning and hand-loom weaving shed. The firm was soon operating successfully and in 1852 David Thomson was granted a patent from Queen Victoria in respect of jute carpeting - the earliest patent granted in Dundee for any jute product.
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Alternative Form Available
The company files are available on microfiche from Companies Registration Office, Edinburgh.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
The records are on paper and microfiche, and include photographs.
Archivist's Note
Description compiled by Sarah Chubb, Archives Hub Project Archivist, January 2002.
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Custodial History
Unknown
Accruals
Not expected
Location of Originals
The records are original.
Additional Information
Published
Catalogued
MS 95
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