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Actions	Documents and Fabric Samples from Paterson Zochonis Remove from selection Add to selection TitleDocuments and Fabric Samples from Paterson Zochonis ReferenceYA2007.63 CreatorPaterson Zochonis & Co Ltd Paterson, Zochonis and Company Limited was founded in 1879 by George Henry Paterson and George Basil Zochonis when they set up a trading post in Sierra Leone. The company moved to Britain in 1884, opening an office in Liverpool. The firm focused on trade with the West African market, and no goods were manufactured within the company, they instead exported goods with their own trademarks. The company opened a head office in Manchester in 1886, as well as opening further branches in Sierra Leone. Further expansion in 1896 meant branches were opened in Liberia and Guinea, followed by Nigeria in 1899 and Cameroon in 1920. In 1954 the company became public and continued to expand with a new office in Aba. In the 1970s it discontinued the trade of cotton fabrics. Further offices were opened in both Lagos and Ghana in the 1970s. In 1972 the company bought Roberts Laboratories of Bolton. In 1975 the company bought the Cussons Group and the 1990s the company had established more dominant trading links with Eastern Europe, China, South East Asia and Australia. Eventually the brand adopted the name of Cussons (International), later changed to PZ Cussons (UK), which continues to operate at the time of writing. Blackburn, Geoffrey Geoffrey Blackburn was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire. He became an employee of Paterson Zochonis, textile exporters. Date ? 1959- ? 1979 Scope and ContentCollection of documents and fabric samples relating to Mr G Blackburn's employment with Paterson Zochonis & Co Ltd, dating from the 1960s-1970s. The items include a contract of employment, a contacts card, a PZ brochure and five fabric samples. Extent0.01 linear metres Physical descriptionThe collection is in a good condition. LanguageEnglish Archival historyThe items were collected by Mr Blackburn during the course of his career at Paterson Zochonis. He kept them following his retirement from the company, before donating them to the museum in 2007. Levelfonds Repository nameScience and Industry Museum SubjectTextile industry Conditions governing accessA Data Protection form must be signed in order to access this material. Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions. Related object Ledger of textile import and exports for cotton goods Paterson Zochonis textile import/export ledger for cotton goods.

TitleDocuments and Fabric Samples from Paterson Zochonis

ReferenceYA2007.63

CreatorPaterson Zochonis & Co Ltd
Blackburn, Geoffrey

Date

? 1959- ? 1979

Scope and ContentCollection of documents and fabric samples relating to Mr G Blackburn's employment with Paterson Zochonis & Co Ltd, dating from the 1960s-1970s. The items include a contract of employment, a contacts card, a PZ brochure and five fabric samples.

Extent0.01 linear metres

Physical descriptionThe collection is in a good condition.

LanguageEnglish

Archival historyThe items were collected by Mr Blackburn during the course of his career at Paterson Zochonis. He kept them following his retirement from the company, before donating them to the museum in 2007.

Levelfonds

Repository nameScience and Industry Museum

SubjectTextile industry

Conditions governing accessA Data Protection form must be signed in order to access this material.

Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.

Related object

Ledger of textile import and exports for cotton goods
Paterson Zochonis textile import/export ledger for cotton goods.