Title
Yarn ticket albums
Reference
YA1973.16/MS0478
Production date
1885 - 1915
Creator
- Archibald Orr Ewing & Co.BiographyBiography
Turkey-red dyeing firm based in Levenfield, Scotland. 1845-1898
Almagamated with John Orr Ewing and Co and William Stirling and Sons in 1898 to form the United Turkey Red Co.
- William Stirling & SonsBiographyBiography
Turkey red dyeing company, Scotland, founded c1723.
Amalgamated with John Orr Ewing and Co and Archibald Orr Ewing and Co in 1898 The United Turkey Red Co.
- Ralli BrothersBiographyBiography
Cotton merchant based in London, founded by five Greek brothers in 1818. They company traded primarily in silks, textiles, and spices and had offices in the UK, Calcutta, and Bombay.
The company was sold to Cargill Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. in 1981 and in 2002 the name changed to Cargill Cotton
- Reiss BrothersBiographyBiography
Merchant based in Manchester. Active c1890-c1915
- Louis Behrens and Sons LtdBiographyBiography
Cotton merchant based in Manchester.
Scope and Content
3 large volumes containing yarn tickets from various companies, including: Archibald Orr Ewing & Co of Glasgow; William Stirling & Sons of Glasgow; Ralli Brothers of Manchester; Louis Behrens & Sons of Manchester; Reiss Brothers of Manchester; United Turkey Red Co. Ltd. The volumes are believed to have been compiled by William Stirling & Sons. The tickets represented in these volumes would have been attached to packages of dyed yarn to customers and agencies in Asia.
Extent
1.5 linear metres
Archival history
Donated to the North Western Museum of Science and Industry by the Society of Dyers and Colourists.
The tickets passed into the hands of the United Turkey Red Co. Ltd before becoming the property of the Society of Dyers and Colourists.
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Archibald Orr Ewing & Co.BiographyBiography
Turkey-red dyeing firm based in Levenfield, Scotland. 1845-1898
Almagamated with John Orr Ewing and Co and William Stirling and Sons in 1898 to form the United Turkey Red Co.
- William Stirling & SonsBiographyBiography
Turkey red dyeing company, Scotland, founded c1723.
Amalgamated with John Orr Ewing and Co and Archibald Orr Ewing and Co in 1898 The United Turkey Red Co.
- Ralli BrothersBiographyBiography
Cotton merchant based in London, founded by five Greek brothers in 1818. They company traded primarily in silks, textiles, and spices and had offices in the UK, Calcutta, and Bombay.
The company was sold to Cargill Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. in 1981 and in 2002 the name changed to Cargill Cotton
- Reiss BrothersBiographyBiography
Merchant based in Manchester. Active c1890-c1915
- Louis Behrens and Sons LtdBiographyBiography
Cotton merchant based in Manchester.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
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