Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1896-1968 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
25 production units.
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
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.
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Histoire archivistique
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
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
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.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions de reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
Notes de langue et graphie
English
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Searle and Company Limited hold further records. They also hold the first customer ledger which precedes the deposited volumes held at LMA.
Instruments de recherche
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Unités de description associées
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Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle de la description
Identifiant de la description
Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
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.
Statut
Niveau de détail
Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
Langue(s)
- anglais