Records of A G Berry & Co, consulting engineers, Glasgow, Scotland

• Volume containing information on the design and manufacture of machinery, c1895;
• Advertising materials for various engineering companies including A G Berry, late 19th century;
• Photographs of machinery, late 19th century.

Alfred G Berry, civil engineer, was born in Jamaica around 1823, where he later married Catherine, who was born in Greenock, Scotland. In the late 1870s, they moved to Glasgow with their three children - Alfred, Alexander, and Catherine, and had their fourth child, Agnes. It was here around 1878  that Berry set up his engineering company, A G Berry & Co, though his papers indicate the company operated from Aberdeen at some point.

The company was primarily concerned with the sugar industry, designing sugar manufacturing machinery such as hydraulic cane mills, boilers, and multiple effect evaporators. A G Berry & Co was originally housed at 15 Brown Street, Glasgow before re-locating to Carnarvon Street, Glasgow.

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Deposit : George A Berry : WS 058

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Collection catalogued by Emma Anthony, Assistant Archivist, 8 February 2012 and members of Glasgow University Archive Services staff. Converted to Encoded Archival Description by Emma Anthony, Assistant Archivist, 8 February 2012.