Records of Marshall, Fleming & Co Ltd, engineers and crane manufacturers, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland

• Ledgers 1910-1981
• Minute book 1915-1957
• Journal 1915-1978
• Cash books 1912-1978
• Order books 1890-1932
• Sales books 1900-1964
• Purchase books 1936-1982
• Estimate books 1942-1943, 1954-1972
• Cash books and contracts 1924-1982
• Wage records 1920-1982
• Accounts and balance sheets 1924-1978
• Share records and insurance records 1915-1977
• Correspondence 1961-1962
• Notebooks 1912-1964
• Photographs and printers blocks, 20th century

By the late 19th century, the firm of Marshall, Flaming and Co was established as a crane builders and engineering firm in Dellburn, Meadow Rd, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The partnership consisted of John Marshall, John Fleming and Robert Shearer Anderson. In 1915, Marshall, Flaming & Co Ltd was incorporated to acquire the business with the previous partners as directors. The new company had a capital of £50,000 which had risen to £62,380 by 1948. In 1962,  the company appointed G W Gordon , engineer agents, Durham, England to be their representatives in the North East area of England. In 2002, the company was still active, based in Bothwell, Glasgow, Scotland.

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Deposit: Marshall, Fleming & Co Ltd : Motherwell : 1987

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GB 1860 NRA(S) 3721 Drawing office order book, despatch book, sketch copies book 1892-1951 (Summerlee Heritage Centre, Coatbridge)

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Revised by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 21 October 2002