Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1896-1968 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
25 production units.
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
Searle and Company Limited, jewellers and silversmiths, were established in the City of London in 1893. They have specialised in antique and modern jewellery and silverware, handling corporate commissions, heraldic engraving, repairs and restorations, and making hand and machine-made wares. The company originally had premises at 80 Cornhill, moving to 78 Lombard Street in 1896, and 1 Royal Exchange in 1933 where they remain as of 2008.
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
GB 0074 CLC/B/197 1896-1968 Collection 25 production units. Searle and Co Ltd , jewellers and silversmiths
Searle and Company Limited, jewellers and silversmiths, were established in the City of London in 1893. They have specialised in antique and modern jewellery and silverware, handling corporate commissions, heraldic engraving, repairs and restorations, and making hand and machine-made wares. The company originally had premises at 80 Cornhill, moving to 78 Lombard Street in 1896, and 1 Royal Exchange in 1933 where they remain as of 2008.
The customer ledgers, Ms 31811 Vols 1-19 were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by Searle and Co Ltd in November 1989 and catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 2001. Ms 31811 Vols. 20-25 were deposited by the company and catalogued by Richard Wiltshire, Senior Archivist-Business archives in December 2008. No other records were deposited. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
The records of Searle and Company Limited, jewellers and silversmiths, comprising customer ledgers recording sales to private clients 1896-1968.
24 HOURS NOTICE IS REQUIRED FOR ACCESS TO THESE RECORDS.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Searle and Company Limited hold further records. They also hold the first customer ledger which precedes the deposited volumes held at LMA.
For a detailed history see Never more than 100 yards: the history of a City jewellers : Searle and Company, 1893-1993 by Reginald Bridges. Rochford :Rochford Press, [1993], held by the Printed Books Section of the Guildhall Library, Pam 21804.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
January to May 2011. Skilled personnel Metal workers Silversmiths Information sources Documents Business records Jewellery Handicrafts Metallurgy Metalworking Silversmithing People People by occupation Personnel Workers Skilled workers Craft workers Jewellers Searle and Co Ltd , jewellers and silversmiths City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
The customer ledgers, Ms 31811 Vols 1-19 were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by Searle and Co Ltd in November 1989 and catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 2001. Ms 31811 Vols. 20-25 were deposited by the company and catalogued by Richard Wiltshire, Senior Archivist-Business archives in December 2008. No other records were deposited. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
The records of Searle and Company Limited, jewellers and silversmiths, comprising customer ledgers recording sales to private clients 1896-1968.
24 HOURS NOTICE IS REQUIRED FOR ACCESS TO THESE RECORDS.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Sistema de arreglo
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Condiciones
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
- latín
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
English
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
Searle and Company Limited hold further records. They also hold the first customer ledger which precedes the deposited volumes held at LMA.
Instrumentos de descripción
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
Existencia y localización de copias
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
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Puntos de acceso
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Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
Tipo de puntos de acceso
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Identificador de la institución
Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Estado de elaboración
Nivel de detalle
Fechas de creación revisión eliminación
Idioma(s)
- inglés