Records of Medipack Products Ltd, pharmaceutical manufacturers, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Reference
- GB 248 UGD 254/19
Dates of Creation
- 1935-1941
Name of Creator
- Medipack Products Ltd (pharmaceutical manufacturers: 1935-1940s: Ipswich, Suffolk, England)
Physical Description
- 1 volume

Scope and Content

Administrative / Biographical History

Medipack Products Ltd was incorporated as limited liability company in 1935 with its registered offices in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The company was established to produce and market a sea sickness and air nausea preparation called "White Wings", invented by the chemist Frank Hines of Felixstowe, Suffolk. Frank was a director of the company, along with Frederick Salmon of Sutton, Surrey, England who was manager, and Andrew Thomson, accountant of Balham, London, England. The company had a share capital of £1000 with each director holding 10 shares at £1 each. Sir Malcolm McAlpine, a director of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons , civil engineering contractors, London, provided finance to the company from time to time but does not appear to have been a director. The company appears to have been wound up at some point in the early 1940s .

Arrangement

The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Deposit : Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd : 1985

Other Finding Aids

Digital and manual file level lists of the surviving records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, subsidiaries and related companies are available in the searchroom ref: UGD 254

Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S) 3111) and London (NRA32523)

Alternative Form Available

No known copies

Conditions Governing Use

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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

Held by Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, Kettering. Transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 1985 during the preparation of the company history.