Records of Kerr & Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers and selling agents, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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Reference
- GB 248 UGD 199/20
Dates of Creation
- 1886-1962
Name of Creator
- Kerr & Co Ltd (cotton manufacturers and selling agents: 1888-: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland)
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 18 volumes, 2 certificates, 2 booklets
  There are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.

Scope and Content

Minute books, 1888-1962;
Registers, 1886-1962;
General and departmental ledgers, 1898-1901;
Private ledgers, 1890-1897;
Miscellaneous ledgers, 1888-1890;
General cash books ; annual returns, 1912-1947;
Miscellaneous - Handbook of Peter Kerr, 1860-1869;
Memorandum and articles of association, 1906-1962;
Share certificates, 1843-1949;
Certificates and awards, 1879-1883.

Administrative / Biographical History

Kerr & Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers and selling agents, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, was incorporated with limited liability on 10 April 1888 , with their registered office at Underwood Mills, Paisley. The capital of the company was £250,000. In July 1895 , J & P Coats Ltd, thread manufacturers, Paisley, agreed to buy the business as a going concern. In 1908 , the company converted to a private company. In 1950, Machine Cottons Ltd, thread distributors, Glasgow, Scotland, were given power of attorney to deal with all matters concerning trade marks in Brazil. In 1951 and 1954 the company sold to J & P Coats Ltd, as a going concern, their business in the UK and all other parts of the world. Kerr & Co Ltd also appear to be selling agents for other business, for example in Australia and New Zealand, though they used selling agents themselves, for example La Plata Reel Cotton Co Ltd, selling agents, Glasgow, in Paraguay. The records in 1892 mention a strained relationship with The Central Agency, (later The Central Agency Ltd) selling agents for J & P Coats Ltd, Glasgow, possibly due to competition. A manufacturing agreement was entered into in 1934 between the company and United Thread Mills Ltd, thread manufacturers, Glasgow. In 1936 , a contract was entered into with Romanofir SAR, thread manufacturers and spinners, Romania, whereby the company supplied complete working drawings for the election of buildings and purchased and supervised the erection of plant and machinery in Romania. In 1940, J & P Coats Ltd was appointed as the company's agent for trade mark purposes. The company dissolved in 2005.

Arrangement

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