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| RH4/199 | Bills, accounts, correspondence and other papers concerning Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) (1824-1907), theoretical and experimental physicist. | 1846-1879 |
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Country code |
GB |
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Repository code |
234 |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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RH4/199/2 |
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Title |
Bills, accounts, correspondence and other papers concerning Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) (1824-1907), theoretical and experimental physicist. |
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Dates |
1854-1866 |
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Access status |
Restricted |
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Access conditions |
The records listed in this collection are not in NRS. They are held privately in the Department of Natural Philosophy, Glasgow University. Access in NRS is to microfilm copy only. Permission must be sought of the owner before copying, publication or quotation. All enquiries should be addressed to: The Registrar, National Register of Archives for Scotland, HM General Register House, Edinburgh EH13YY. |
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Bundle 10
1. 1855 Apr 26
James Merry, Monkland Canal Basin. 24 cwts coal.
2. 1855 Feb 25
The same. 24 cwts coal.
3. 1855 Mar 14
James Taylor, ivory turner, 84 High John St, Glasgow. 5 partridge wood plates.
4. 1855 Mar 16-1856 Dec 12
William McCall, wright, 5 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Repairs and alterations to classrooms.
5. 1855 Mar 6
A & R Cochran, flint glass manufacturers, St Rollox, Glasgow. Tube.
6. 1855 Mar 1
White & Henderson, plumbers and gas fitters, 2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. Small cast iron cistern.
7. 1855 Mar 26
Samuel Wilson, wholesale and retail guttapercha warehouse, 65 Candleriggs, Glasgow. Guttapercha.
8. 1855 Apr 25
Johnson & Matthey, assayers, refiners & metallurgical chemists, 78/79 Hatton Garden, London. Tin, zinc, lead, gold, silver, cadmium, palladium.
9. 1855 Mar 7
D McPherson, worker in guttapercha, 90 Bell St, Glasgow. 5 1/2 lbs of guttapercha.
10. 1855 May 2
Richard Griffin and Company, wholesale booksellers and stationers, Glasgow. 2 lbs of zinc wire.
11. 1854 Nov 10- 1855 Apr 25
George Richardson, printer, Glasgow. Printing examination papers, class programmes and enrolment forms.
12. 1855 May 19
Miss Susaan Ling. [lodging at St Peters College, Cambridge]
13. 1855 Mar 29
Moses McCulloch & Co, Cumberland Foundry, 168 Gallowgate, Glasgow. 1 pendulum mounted.
14. 1855 Apr 3
James Taylor, ivory turner, 84 High John St, Glasgow. Mahogany board and 4 bridges.
15. 1855 Apr 20
Robert Miller & Sons, 14 Nelson St, Glasgow. Supplying, cutting out, dressing and mortising hardwood.
16. 1855 Jan 26-Apr 24
Archibald Watson, plumber and brassfounder, 36 George St, Glasgow. Various work, including polishing circular iron plate and boxing and finishing 24 small iron rollers.
17. 1855 Jul 3
Charles Tennant & Co. 1 carboy of vitriol.
18. 1855 Jun 16
James Richmond, tinsmith and gasfitter, 14 Great Hamilton St, Glasgow. Tin tubes for 3 and 4 way cock.
19. 1855 Jul 4
A & R Cochran, flint glass manufacturers, St Rollox, Glasgow. Drilling plate, 1 cylinder.
20. 1855 Jul 4
C Maclaren, zinc merchant and worker in copper, brass and zinc, 20, 22 & 24 Jamaica St, Glasgow. 5 zinc plates soldered to copper.
21. 1855 Sep 12
Glasgow Iron & Brass Wire Company, 24 Turners Court, Glasgow. Copper wire no.18 gauge.
22. 1855 Nov 10
Caldwell Robertson & Co, 12 Croy Pl, Glasgow. 124 lbs of nitric acid.
23. 1855 Nov 13
Alexander Rowat, wire work and wire cloth manufactory, 43 Trongate, Glasgow. Copper wire.
24. 1855 Nov 20
Glasgow Iron and Brass Wire Co, 24 Turners Ct, Glasgow. Copper sheet.
Bundle 11
1-2. 1856 Jul 18, Aug 11
Moncrieff, Paterson & Forbes, John Fergusson. Legal fees for registration as a voter and infefting in the superiority of Shawfield.
3. 1856 Nov 8-1857 Apr 28
Murray & Fullerton, Caledonian Pottery, Glasgow. Unspecified goods.
4. 1856 Sep 31
James Brownwright, trunk and packing box maker, 273 George St, and 30 George Sq, Glasgow. Unspecified goods.
5. 1856 Jan 22-1857 Feb 2
William Herkless, Broad Clap, Shuttle St, Glasgow. Various minor items including 18 small cranks and 16 cramps.
6. 1856 Nov 14
Mr Welsh, Kew Observatory. 10 thermometers supplied in 1854. 7 thermometers supplied in 1856.
7. 1856 Mar 14-1857 Mar 18
Archbald Watson, plumber and brass founder, 36 George St, Glasgow. Various brass tubes and fittings etc including apparatus for vertical table.
Bundle 12
1. 1857 May 19-1858 Nov 23
Joseph Gibson & Company, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. Various articles in copper and tin including a copper cell.
2. 1857 Feb 2-Mar 30
A & R Cochran, St Rollox Glass Works. Various items including 1 cylinder and 5 glasses with long stems.
3. 1857 Jun 8
Charles Tennant & Company. Sulphate of copper.
4. 1857 Apr 7
L P Casella, wholesale optician, 23 Hatton Garden, London. 3 aether thermometers.
5. 1857 Mar 11-Nov 30
William McCall, wright, 5 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Various items of joinery including '100 pieces mahogany between copper toes on frame fitted with iron for experimenting'.
Bundle 13
1. 1858 Aug 14-Oct 1
John Stewart & Son, coopers, 37 Oswald St, Glasgow. 100 small sample tubs.
2. 1858 Nov 17-29
The Glasgow Asphalte and Waterproof Cloth Company, 33 Virginia St. Trough in classroom.
3. 1858 Dec 20
Owners of screw steamer 'Vivandiere'. 3 crates and 3 casks from Cork.
4. 1858 May 25 & 27, Jul 12
John Hall, Iron wire.
5. 1858 Apr 14
Robert Black. Expenses for journey to Devonport and electrical apparatus.
6. 1858 May 5
D McPherson, worker in guttapercha, 90 Bell St, Glasgow. 457 cells.
7. 1858 May 3
Charles Tennant & Co. 1 cask Roman vitriol and other chemicals.
8. 1858 May 4
Henry Field & Son, ironmongers, 68 Buchanan St, Glasgow. 4 gallons of paraffin oil.
9. 1858 May 6
A & J Nisbet, ironmongers, 50 Union St, Glasgow. 2 paraffin lamp heads.
10. 1858 May 6
Glasgow Apothecaries Company. Rectified spirits of wine.
11. 1858 Apr 6
A & J Nisbet, ironmongers. 2 paraffin lamps.
12. 1858 Apr 2
Glasgow Apothcaries Company. 5 lbs of mercury.
13. 1858 Apr 7 & 9
Thomas Jenkin, builder, 41 Marlboro St. Making stands. Note. Receipt endorsed with calculations concerning galvanometer mirrors.
14. 1858 Jun 5
R K Geldard, dispensing and family chemist, George St, Plymouth. Ammonia, methylated spirits, gum arabic and brush, 20 lbs of mercury.
15. 1858 Jun 7
J D Potter, philosophical and instrument maker, 31 Poultry, London. Deep Sea Soundings and Admiralty chart of Valentia.
16. 1858 May
Charles Croydon, watch maker, jeweller, engraver, copper plate printed and rtist in hair, 27 Fore St, Devonport. Brass, iron rods, lead weights 'for pendulums and machinery'.
17. 1858 Mar 30 - Apr 29
William T Henley, telegraph engineer and machinist, 46 St John St, Clerkenwell. Bobbins of copper wire covered with silk, and 'contact apparatus'.
18. 1858 May 22
Charles Maclaren, zinc merchant and worker in copper, brass and zinc, 20-22 Jamaica St, Glasgow. 400 plates of no.15 zinc 17 1/2" x 8 1/2".
19. 1858 Jun 7
The Gutta Percha Company, Wharf Roas, City Rd, London. 400 yards single strand, 'sent to Trinity Bay and left there for general use'.
20. 1858 Nov 1-Dec 15
John Stewart & Son, Coopers, 37 Oswald St, Glasgow. Making and repairing tubs.
21. 1858 May 3
Arthur & Co, Canada Ct, 78 Queen St, and 83 Miller St, Glasgow. Welsh flannel.
22. 1848 Mar 11, 1859 Mar 9
William McCall, wright, 5 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Woodwork for apparatus including cone for coiling wire and strand for lamp, galvanometer and scale.
23-25. 1858 Mar 25-1870 Apr 18
James White, instrument maker, 1 Renfield St, Glasgow. Various apparatus including galvanometers, electrometers, telegraph instruments.
Bundle 14
1. 1859 Dec 16
Merry & Cunninghame, Monkland Canal Basin. 1 wagon of soft coal.
2. 1859 Nov 1-1860 Mar 28
John Croll, 3 Grey Friars Wynd, Glasgow. Standard iron target.
3. 1859 Nov 11
William Spencer, ironmonger, 54 Trongate, Glasgow. 1 garden spade.
4. 1859 Nov 7
Mr Macfarlane. Brass, steel and iron wires, charcoal.
5. 1859 Nov 29
Geddes & Co, bottle and flint glass works, Tennant St, St Rollox, Glasgow. 3 jars.
6. 1859 Oct 13
Merry & Cunninghame. 1 wagon of soft coal.
7. 1859 Aug 4
W Graham. Fitting cork in pipe wire gauge, white lead, oil.
8. 1859 Jul 14
D Brown, smith. Ironwork [apparently for experiments into atmospheric electricity].
9. 1859 Jul 15
Alexander Hunter. Building alterations at Invercloy Brodick, Arran, for atmospheric electricity apparatus.
10. 1859 Jul 14
James White, 1 Renfield St, Glasgow. Various electrical apparatus including electrometer for research into atmospheric electricity.
11. 1860 May 10
A & J Nisbet, ironmongers, 50 Union St, Glasgow. Wick for paraffin lamps.
12. 1859 Apr 25
Wylie & Lochhead, cabinetmakers, 45 Buchanan St, Glasgow. 1/2 yard of coconut matting.
13. 1858 Feb 18, Nay 17
Archibald Watson, plumber and brassfounder, 36 George St, Glasgow. Copper trays.
14. 1859 Feb 15-1860 Feb 24
Joseph Gibson & Co, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. Various materials including 200 copper cups.
Bundle 15
1-2. 1860 Mar-Apr
Lecomte, optician, Rue Racine, 19, Pres l'Odeon, Paris. Apparatus including an air pump and a Zamboni dry pile 'perpetual motion' machine.
3-4. 1860 Jan 10-1862 Feb 3
William McCall, wright, 6 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Woodwork for apparatus and classroom.
5. 1860 Feb 3
Merry and Cunninghame. 2 carts of soft coal.
6. 1860 Nov 23
Gutta Percha Company, 18 Wharf Road, City Road, London. Unspecified goods.
7. 1860 Jan 16-1861 Oct 23
William McCall, wright. Repairs to Thomson's house.
8. 1860 Mar 14
Merry & Cunninghame. 1 wagon of soft coal.
9. 1860 Mar 20
Charles Tennant & Co. 1 carboy of vitriol.
10. 1860 Mar 16
Miller & Hamilton. 9' 2 1/2" of 2" diameter tin pipe.
11. 1869 Mar 23
D D Bottomley, Belfast. 1 model vortex, 1 model jet pump.
12. 1860 Jun 27
The Atlantic Telegraph Company, London. 2 Bright's electric bells.
13. 1860 Aug 4
Joseph Gibson & Company, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. Japanned boxes with brass hooks.
14. 1860 Apr 16-Jun 27
George H Daw, patentee and manufacturer of fire arms, 57 Threadneedle St, London. Alterations to Jacob rifle.
15. 1860 Dec 13
C & W Summers, [glaziers and glass merchants], 20 Kent St, Glasgow. (unspecified) supplied to Mr McFarlane, Glasgow College.
16-17. 1860 May 2, Nov 30
Merry and Cunninghame. 2 carts of soft coal.
18-19. 1860 May 11, Oct 16
Caledonian Railway. 2 boxes from London.
20. 1860 Feb 18
Owners of the screw steamer 'Killarney', 86 Broomielaw, Glasgow. 34 [plates] of zinc from Cork to [Valentia].
Bundle 16
1. 1861 Apr 23-May 11
John Carss & Co, bookbinders, 2 Moodies Ct, Glasgow. Binding various volumes including 'Elements de Physique'.
2. 1861 Nov 15
Adam Gowans, bookbinder, 49 Hutcheson St, Glasgow. 6 books.
3-4. 1861 Jan 6, Dec 3
Glasgow Apothcaries Company, 32 & 34 Virginia St. Mercury.
5. 1861 Nov 22
William McCall, wright. Various pieces of wood.
6-7. 1861 Oct 26
John Stewart & Son, coopers, 37 Oswald St, Glasgow. Letter demanding payment for goods endorsed with draft reply by Thomson complaining of failure of tubs.
Bundle 17
1-2. 1862 Mar 11-Apr 18
William McCall, wright, 5 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Miscellaneous alterations to classroom and pieces of wood for apparatus.
3. 1862 Feb 5
Alexander Rowat, wire work and wire cloth manufactory, 43 Trongate, Glasgow. 1 piece of brass wire work.
4. 1862 Feb 3
James White, optician, 1 Renfield St, Glasgow. Plateau's apparatus.
5. 1862 Feb 6
James White, optician. Registering thermometer.
6. 1862 Feb 8
William Cook, toolmaker, 25 Howard St, Glasgow. 1 coiled spring.
7. 1862 Mar 6
Richard Clay, printer, Cheapside, London. 50 copies of 'Age of the Sun's Heat'.
8. 1862 Dec
William Riddell & Co, wire workers and wire cloth manufacturers, 5 King St and 47 & 49 Wesleyan St, Glasgow. No.22 annealed iron wire.
9. 1862 Jan 15
A & R Cochran, St Rollox Flint Glass Works. 1 shade, 1 dish, 6 beakers.
10. 1862 Jan 21
The Electric and International Telegraph Company. Receipt for sending message.
11. 1862 Jan 22
Watt & Son, 8 Kirby St, Hatton Garden. Drawing German silver wire.
12. 1862 Jul 8
Note from John Young, Hunterian Museum, intimating that he will not be able to attend meeting with [Thomson] and Mr Smith because of funeral.
13. 1861 Oct 1-1863 Nov 22
Account of expenditure on chemicals, and repairs to apparatus including 'fixing stone at top of Tower for experiments'.
14. 1862 Apr 3, Jun 6
Peter Stevenson, philosophical instrument maker, 51 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. 2 lead cylinders and a mechanical accumulator.
15. 1862 Apr 8-1863 Feb 24
Accounts for stationery and lithography.
16. 1862 Feb 26
Archibald Watson, plumber and brassfounder, 36 George St, Glasgow. 'Philosophical apparatus'
17. 1862 May 8
Pickford & Co. Carriage of 1 box to Fleeming Jenkin, London.
18. 1862 May 10
Receipt for subscription to Kinross and Clackmannan Shires Charitable Society.
19. 1862 Jan 6
James White, optician. Planed copper plates.
20. [1862] May 4-11
White and Marr, opticians, 1 Renfield St, Glasgow. Marine galvanometer and accessories, telegraph instrument.
21. 1862 Mar 14, Apr 22
William A Smith, lithographer, 57 West Nile St, Glasgow. Printing and lithographing cards and circulars.
22. 1862 May 6
Caledonian Railway. Carriage of 1 box to London.
23-24. 1862 Apr 4-14
Porteous & Hislop, booksellers, 41 West Nile St, Glasgow. Various publications including Hogg's 'Microscope'.
25. 1862 Jun 19
Spencer, Browning & Co, manufacturing opticians, 111 Minories, London. A pocket spectroscope with reflecting prism.
26. 1861 Dec 3-1862 Apr 24
William Cockburn, veterinary surgeon, Horse Infirmary, 50 Sauchihall St. Horse shoes, medicine dog.
27. 1858 Aug 14-Oct 1, 1861 Oct 30
John Stewart & Son, coopers, 37 Oswald St, Glasgow. Small tub.
28. 1862 Sep 25
A Penman. 'Cutting square stones for the college'.
29. 1862 Nov 23
Wilhelm Langhoff, mechanician and optician, Zimmer Strasse 37, Berlin. Polarisation apparatus after Dove with various equipment including a polarising microscope and 2 Nicol prisms.
30. 1862 Oct 24
A Dalzel, Edinburgh University. Vacuum tubes.
31. 1862 Nov 6
William A Smith, lithographer, 57 West Nile St, Glasgow. Lithographing 500 class tickets.
32. 1862 Dec 24
Stewart and McDonald, general warehousemen, 5 Buchanan St, Glasgow. Matting and stair rods.
33. 1862 Dec 6
Leith, Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet Company. 1 case from Hamburg.
34. 1862 Dec 20
James White. Unspecified goods.
35. 1862 Dec [33?]
James White. Unspecified goods.
36. 1862 Nov 21
Alexander Ross, mason, 16 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Setting 2 stones in steeple of Glasgow College.
37. 1862 Jul 28
John Tatlock. Salary.
38. 1862 Dec 15
Alexander Duncan & Co, Italian warehousemen, 106 & 108 Buchanan St, Glasgow. 12 pints of sweet ale.
39. 1862 Mar 8
William A Smith, lithographer. Printing cards.
40. 1862 Oct 1
William Porteous & Co, general newspaper and advertising agents, 15 Royal Exchange Place, Glasgow. 'Scotsman' newspaper daily.
41. 1862 Jan 1
Merry & Cunninghame. 2 carts of soft coal.
42. 1862 Mar 8
As above.
43. 1862 May 1
As above.
44. 1862 Dec 8
Caledonian Railway. 1 case from London Docks.
45. 1862 Mar 22
Glasgow and South Western Railway. Carriage of Professor Everett's electrometer from Liverpool.
Bundle 18
1-2. 1863 Jan 8, 17
V Serrin, 186 Rue du Temple, [Paris]. Letters concerning electric arc lamp proposed to be purchased by Thomson.
3. 1863 Aug 20-Dec 8
Adam Gowans, bookbinder, 49 Hutcheson Street, Glasgow. Binding Royal Society and other volumes.
4. 1863 Jan 20
Charles Tennant & Co. 1 carboy of vitriol.
5. 1863 Jan 2
Benham & Co, waterproofers, 118 Oxford St, London. 4 red balloons.
6. 1863 Feb 16
William A Smith, lithographer, 57 West Nile Street, Glasgow. Lithographing 500 attendance forms.
7. 1863 Feb 3
Caledonian Railway. Carriage of 1 box marked 'glass' from [Mr Newmann], London.
8. 1863 Feb 27
James White. Payment for unspecified goods.
9. 1863 Mar 19-Dec 8
William McCall, wright, 5 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Woodwork for various pieces of apparatus and alterations to classroom.
10. 1863 Apr 8
John W Stone, philosophical instrument maker (successor to Richard Griffin & Co) 43 West Nile St, Glasgow. Large gas burner.
11. 1863 Apr 7
James White. Unspecified work.
12. 1863 Mar 2
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. 1 box from Edinburgh.
13. 1863 Apr-May 13
Elliot Brothers, instrument makers, 449 Strand, London. Electrometers and associated apparatus.
14. 1863 Jun 16
James White. Unspecified work or goods.
15. 1863 Jun 28
John Tatlock, 1 months salary.
16. 1863 Apr 7, May 26
William Logan, bookseller, 27 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. 'Grant's Astronomy'.
17. 1863 Mar 19
Porteous and Hislop. Various publications including 'Bakewell's Electricity'.
18. 1863 Mar 16
John Young, Dalkeith. 2 carbon discs and 12 carbon bars.
19. 1863 Nov 12-1864 Feb 24
James White, optician, 1 Renfield St, Glasgow. Repairing various apparatus.
20. 1863 May 6-Oct 30
James White. Supplying and altering various apparatus including 2 insulated water cans and dropping tubes, and an induction [coil] machine.
21. 1863 Dec 5
J Lindsay, College, Edinburgh. Leslie's atmometer and 8 porous balls.
22. 1863 Apr 24-Aug 24
John Carss and Co, bookbinders, 2 Moodie's Court, Glasgow. Binding books for prizes including Grant's Astronomy, and Half Hours Best Authors.
23. 1863 Apr 1-1864 Apr 1
General statement by Thomson of laboratory expenses.
24. 1862 May 6-1863 Apr 6
Summary by Thomson of apparatus expenditure, including a gravitation balance electrometer from White.
25. 1863 Feb 28
John Tatlock. Receipt for £5 being 2 months salary.
Bundle 19
1. 1864 Jan 22
James White, optician. Wind guard or trap and new hair to Delman's electrometer.
2. 1864 Dec 10
Rudolph Koenig, constructeur d'instruments d'acoustique, 30 Rue Hauteveuille, Paris. Various acoustic apparatus including Helmholtz resonators and a phonautograph.
3. 1864 Dec 24
William A Smith, lithographer, 57 West Nile St, Glasgow. Lithographing 500 attendance sheets.
4. [1863] Dec 14-1864 Feb 23
William McCall, wright, 5 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Six frmes for new battery.
5. 1864 Nov 21
George Outram & Co. For advertising in the 'Glasgow Herald' on 22 Nov.
6. 1864 Apr 26-Dec 31
James White, optician, 95 Buchanan St, Glasgow. Repairing and supplying apparatus including abalance plate electrometer.
7. 1864 Mar 15
John Young, Dalkeith. 30 Carbon plates each 7 1/2" x 6".
8. 1864 Oct 27
A & R Cochran, St Rollox Flint Glass Works. 4 glasses with rims, 2 pieces of rod.
9. 1864 Oct 19
Edward McWhannel, plumber, 10 North Albion St, Glasgow. 1 piece of sheet lead.
10. 1864 May 13
Adam, Windsor St, Edinburgh. 'In payment of diagrams sent to Mr Richardson during 1863'.
11. 1864 May 2
Joseph Gibson & Co, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. Brass work and tinsmiths work for apparatus.
12. 1864 Apr 21
Marble Works, 16 Hope St, Glasgow. Sawing and dressing specimen stones.
13. 1864 Mar 16
A & R Cochran, St Rollox Flint Glass Works. 7 small flasks.
14. 1864 Dec 20
George Watson, stationer, 58 Ingram St, Glasgow. 1 demy ruled book.
Bundle 20
1. 1864 Apr 26-1865 Jan 26
James White, optician, 95 Buchanan St, Glasgow. Repairing apparatus including 6 pumice rings to electrometer.
2. 1864 Oct 31-1865 Jan 26
James White. Repairing apparatus including London reflecting electrometer.
3. 1864 Apr 23
Macmillan & Co, publishers, 16 Bedford St, Covent Garden, London. Heines 'Kiglefunctionum'.
4. 1865 Apr 7
Alexander Cross & Sons, seed merchants, 51 & 53 Argyle St. 1 bag of Peruvian guano.
5. 1865 Feb 4
Charles Tennant & Co. 1 carboy of vitriol.
6. 1865 Feb 7
Ingleton & Phillips, plumbers, 22 George St, Glasgow. Lead weight.
7. 1865 Jan 25
Alexander Wood & Sons, smiths, beam and coffee mill makers, 14 Stockwell St, Glasgow. 8 ringed iron weights each stamped 4 lbs.
8. 1865 Jan 9-Apr 1
William A Smith, lithographer, 57 West Nile St, Glasgow. Printing circulars.
9. 1865 Feb 2-1866 Mar 21
James White, optician. Repairs and alterations to electrical and other apparatus.
10. 1865 Dec 31
Scott Croall & Sons, 356 Parliamentary Rd, Glasgow. Unspecified item or items.
11. 1865 Nov 17
The Guttapercha Company, Wharf Rd, City Rd, London. Telegraph wire of high conductivity.
12. 1865 Sep 25
List of postal expenses including posting articles, apparently on electrical conductivity and viscosity of metal to R A Glass, J Whitworth and others.
13. 1865 Mar 16-1866 Jul 26
William McCall, wright, 5 Balmanno St. Woodwork for apparatus including pole for prism stand and frame for electric light.
14. 1865 Apr 27
Edward McWhannel, plumber, 10 North Albion St, Glasgow. 5 lbs of sheet lead.
15. 1865 Feb 13-27
Adam Gowans, bookbinder, 49 Hutcheson St, Glasgow. Binding books.
16. 1862 Feb 17-1863 Feb 2
James White, optician. Repairing air pump and air thermometer.
17. 1865 May 23-26
A Goring Pritchard, 49 Coleman St, London. Legal fees for Thomson's patent specifications.
18. 1866 Apr 24
Abstract of account for wages, materials and classroom expenses.
19. 1865 May 23
L Zimmerman, mechaniker and optiker, Heidelberg. Letter referring to Hehmholtz [apparatus].
20. 1865 May 25
The same. Apparatus bill.
21. 1865 Sep 7
The same. Letter to Donald McFarlane, College, Glasgow, apparently referring to apparatus.
Bundle 21
1. 1866 Jan 16
Abstract of accounts for apparatus including electric lamp (Serrin) and Hehmholtz's double siren (Sauerwald).
2. 1866 Jan 27
George Outram and Co. 59 copies of 'Glasgow Herald'.
3.1866 Jan 15
Caledonian Railway. Carriage of unspecified goods from London.
4. 1866 Mar 15
Glasgow and South Western Railway. Carriage of 4 cases from Newfoundland.
5. 1865 Dec 12-1866 Feb 19
Edward McWhannel, 10 North Albion St, Glasgow. Brass tubes, couplings, lead sheet.
6. 1866 Feb 16
J Brodie & Co, 3 Eagle Lane, Maxwell St, Glasgow. 4 boxes.
7. 1866 Jan 21
Murrays & Grosvenor, Caledonian Pottery, Glasgow. 30 porous cells.
8. 1866 Mar 13
Johnson, Matthey & Co, Hatton Garden, London. Specimens of metals and metallic salts.
9. 1866 Jan 16
A & R Cochran, St Rollox Flint Glass Works. 18 glass jars, 1 glass trough.
10. 1866 Mar 10
Neil & Company, printers, Old Fishmarket, Edinburgh. 200 extra copies of papers in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society'.
11. 1865 Apr-1866 Apr
John Tatlock. One year's salary.
12. 1866 Apr 30
John & William Mitchell, chronometer, watch and clock manufacturers, 119 Buchanan St, Glasgow, and of London. New barrel, 2 ratchet clicks and springs.
13. 1866 Mar 27-1867 Mar 20
William McCall & Sons, wrights and builders, 6 Balmanno St. Woodwork for apparatus.
14. 1866 Mar 5
Alexander Wood & Sons, smiths, beam and coffee mill makers, 14 Stockwell St, Glasgow. Weights.
15. 1865 Apr 19
Ingleton & Phillips, plumbers, 221 George St, Glasgow. 2 lead weights and brass plates.
16. 1865 Apr 12-1866 Apr 19
Joseph Gibson & Co, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. Miscellaneous items of tinsmth's work.
17. 1866 May 4
Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Company Ltd, 7 South Frederick St, Glasgow. 6 lbs best refined paraffin.
18. 1866 Nov 20-1867 Mar 30
William A Smith, lithographer, 57 West Nile St, Glasgow. Printing examination papers.
19. 1866 Oct 22-1867 Mar 28
Adam Gowans, bookbinder, 49 Hutcheson St, Glasgow. Stationery, binding British Association Papers.
20. 1866 Aug 3
Alexander Wood & Sons, smiths, beam and coffee mill makers, 14 Stockwell St, Glasgow. Repairing and adjusting a 28 lb weight.
21. 1866 Jan 16-Apr 16
Adam Gowans. Binding books.
22. 1866 Nov 28
Glasgow Apothecaries Company, 32 & 34 Virginia St, Glasgow. Pure vinegar.
23. 1866 Nov 23
Letter from Taylor and Francis,Printing Office, Red Lion Court, Fleet St, London, acknowledging payment for 'Philosophical Magazine'.
24. 1866 Nov 28
Gunn & Cameron, 106 Union St, Glasgow. 36 copies of the 'North British Daily Mail'.
25. [1866]
Abstract of accounts for apparatus. [apparently a rough draft of bundle 21, item 1]
26. 1866 Dec 17
Charles Tennant & Co. Copper sulphate.
27. 1866 Dec 9
James A Cumine, photographer and dealer in lenses, cameras etc, 29 High St, Belfast. Repairing air pump.
28. 1866 Dec 6-17
James McHaffie & Co, tinsmiths, 47 Cathedral St, Glasgow. A copper thermometer case and 5 square plates.
29. 1866 Jan 5
John C Wilson, brass founder, Gorbals Brass Foundry, 47 Portugal St. Repairing Bramah press.
30. 1862 Nov 24-1864 Dec 26 (paid 26 Dec 1866)
William Herkless, smith, engineer and fire-engine maker, Broad Close, Shuttle St, Glasgow. Metal plates of various dimensions. |
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