- Production records 1883-1945
- Plans c1883-1970
- Financial records 1892-1957
- Photographs 1894-1961
- Administrative records 1942-1949
Records of Wickman Ltd, machine tool manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference
- GB 248 UGD 048
- Dates of Creation
- 1883-1970
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 13.7 mThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Lang & Sons Ltd , machine tool manufacturers, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, was a part of a much larger group of machine toolmakers, the Associated British Machine Tool Makers Ltd , whose registered offices were at 17 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 and which had agents and offices world wide. In 1966 , John Lang & Sons Ltd became Wickman Lang Ltd , remaining in Johnstone until about 1968, when they became Wickman Ltd and listed their offices as 40/44 Colquhoun Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland. In 1991 , a Wickman Machine Tool Co Ltd was based in Coventry, England.
Arrangement
This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by function and/or format. Within series, the items are generally arranged chronologically
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Loan : Lang Family : 1970s
Other Finding Aids
Digital file level list available in the searchroom.
Manual file level list available at the National Register of Archives Scotland (NRA(S)1724) and London (NRA16053)
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist
Reproduction subject to the usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with normal procedures
Custodial History
Acquired from Lang Family in early 1970
Accruals
None expected.
Bibliography
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Additional Information
This material is original