Records of John Cochrane & Co (Barrhead) Ltd, boiler makers and pump manufacturers, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Reference
- GB 248 GD 329/10
Dates of Creation
- 1897-1950
Name of Creator
- John Cochrane & Co (Barrhead) Ltd (boiler makers and pump manufacturers : c1864-1975 : Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland)
Physical Description
- 1.5 metres
  There are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material

Scope and Content

Quotation book 1897-1900
Letter books and files 1905-1927
Order and cost books 1918-1927
Photographs and advertising material c1910-1950

Administrative / Biographical History

John Cochrane & Co (Barrhead) Ltd appears to have been established around 1864, when it first appears in the Glasgow Post Office Directory . The company specialised in boiler making and pump manufacture and by the 1870 had their main works at the Grahamstone Works, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The company supplied their products to a world-wide market with their products winning awards at the Melbourne Exhibition, Austrailia in 1880, the Calcutta Exhibition, India, in 1884, and the Edinburgh Exhibition of 1886.

In 1930, the goodwill of John Cochrane & Co (Barrhead) Ltd wa purchased for GBP 700 by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co Ltd , locomotive manufacturers and engineers, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Cochrane's continue to trade as a company in its own right until the mid 1970s.

Arrangement

This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by function and/or format. With series, the items are generally arranged chronologically.

Access Information

Requests for access for legal, business or commercial purposes must be referred to Hunslet-Barclay Ltd, Kilmarnock

Acquisition Information

National Archives of Scotland : 1976-1983

Held under the charge and superintendence of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland

Other Finding Aids

Manual file level list available in searchroom.

Manual file level list available at the National Register of Archives in London (NRA36388)

Alternative Form Available

No known copies

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for large scale copying must be referred to the Keeper of the Records of Scotland.

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