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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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Repository code |
234 |
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National Records of Scotland |
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RH4/199/3 |
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Bills, accounts, correspondence and other papers concerning Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) (1824-1907), theoretical and experimental physicist. |
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1866-1874 |
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Restricted |
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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 22
1. 1867 Dec 10
Campbells, Donald & Sellar, warehousemen and manufacturers, 32 Candleriggs and 92 Trongate, Glasgow. 1 gents' silk hankerchief.
2. 1867 Dec 2
Alexander Rowat, wire work and wire cloth manufactory, 15 Candleriggs St, Glasgow. 4 lbs of no.17 bright iron wire.
3. 1867 Nov 8
Charles Tennant & Company. 1 carboy of vitriol.
4. 1867 Nov 13
Adam Gowans, bookbinder, 49 Hutcheson St, Glasgow. Binding 'Transactions of the Royal Society'.
5. 1867 Sep 20
William & Norgate, importers of foreign books, 20 South Frederick St, Edinburgh. Second hand books [by Arago etc]
6. 1867 Jan 30-Jun 14
William Paterson & Son, smiths, lock and hinge makers, 19 Ann St, Glasgow. Repairs to a [weighing machine].
7. 1867 Jan 21
Peter Stevenson, successor to Alexander Allan, philosophical instrument maker, 51 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. 8 ounces of finest soap solution.
8. 1867 Apr 17
Charles Tennant & Company. Copper sulphate.
9. 1867 Apr 27
Wiliam Findlay, Glasgow. Unspecified goods or services.
10. 1867 Mar 3-Apr 13
John Boyd, engineer, machinist and tool maker, Nassau Works, 21 Bishop St, Glasgow. Making or repairing apparatus including 'model governors'.
11. 1867 Dec 25
James Drummond, zinc merchant and worker in copper, brass and zinc, 45 East Howard St, Glasgow. 53 lbs of scrap zinc.
12. 1866 Sep 24-Dec 1, and 1867 Jan 7-Apr 1
James White, optician, mathematical and philosophical instrument maker, 95 Buchanan St, Glasgow. Repairs and alterations to apparatus including water dropping apparatus and large electrometer.
13. 1867 Mar 11
William Dick & Son, masons and builders, 5 Chatham Pl, Glasgow. Hewing and building stones for clock at Glasgow University.
14. 1866 Aug 8
Peter Craig, slater, 5 College Open, Glasgow. 8 cwts of firewood.
15. 1867 Apr 1
The Guttapercha Company, Wharf Road, City Road, London. 300 yards of covered wire.
16. 1866 Jun 21-Dec 4
William Paterson & Sons, smiths, 19 Ann St, Glasgow. Miscellaneous ironmongery including 'rods forming elevator'.
17. 1867 Feb 1
Robert Cochran & Co, Britannia Pottery, St Rollox, Glasgow. 38 1/2 dozen pots.
18. 1867 Feb 16 & 26
Edward McWhannell, plumber, 10 North Albion St, Glasgow. 144 round pieces of copper and 6 lbs of lead.
19. 1867 Jan 8-17
The same. Spelter.
20. 1867 Feb 15
Turnbull & Co, Glasgow. 1 bag of charcoal.
21. 1867 Mar 11
Williams & Norgate, importers of foreign books, 20 South Frederick St, Edinburgh. Carriage of parcel from Upsal[la].
22. 1867 Jan 8
James Drummond, zinc merchant and gas fitter etc, 45 East Howard St, Glasgow. 13 lbs of zinc cuttings.
23. 1867 Feb 25
Charles Tennant and Co. 1 carboy of vitriol.
24. 1867 Feb 23
Murray & Grosvenor, Caledonian Pottery, Glasgow. Two 2 gallon stone jars.
25. 1866 Jun 4
George Scott, glass merchant and glazier, 18 St Enochs Square, Glasgow. 1 round shade.
26. 1867 Jan 26
Joseph Gibson & Co, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. 1 large tin vessel.
27. 1867 Jan 8
Edward McWhannell, plumber. 2 lead weights.
28. 1866 Jun 14
Murray and Grosvenor, Caledonian Pottery. Three 2 gallon pans.
29. 1866 Dec 28
The Guttapercha Company, London. 100 yards of no.0 wire.
30. 1866 Jul 19-Dec 29
A & R Cochran, flint glass manufacturers, St Rollox, Glasgow. Goods (unspecified).
31. [1867]
Templeton. Ice, test tubes, chemicals, watch keys, American clamps.
Bundle 23
1. 1867 Feb 8
J Fielding Smyth, brassfounder, gasfitter, electro plater and supplier of electrical equipment, 22 Hercules St, Belfast. 1 Bunsen lamp and blowpipe.
2. 1868 Jan 31
Alexander Rowat, wire work and wire cloth manufactory, 15 Candleriggs St, Glasgow. 6 lbs of no.16 iron wire.
3. 1868 Feb 12
Glasgow Parcel Delivery Company, 17 Renfield St. Carriage of magnesium wire lamp from Manchester.
4. 1867 Nov 12
Louis P Casella, scientific instrument maker, 23 Hatton Garden, London. Two 18" spirit thermometers.
5. 1868 Sep 4
The same. Four maximum thermometers.
6. 1868 Feb 13
George Panton & Son, general merchants, 32 Stockwell St, Glasgow. One hank of steel music wire.
7-9. 1867 Aug 28-1868 Mar 28
John Tatlock. Salary (£50).
10. 1867 Mar 30
Peter Stevenson, successor to Alexander Allan, philosophical instrument maker, 51 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. 2 nests of German beakers.
11. 1867 Mar 27, 1868 Feb 24
Edward McWhannell, plumber. Lead weights, sheet lead, sheet copper.
12. 1866 Dec 19-1867 Apr 10
Joseph Gibson & Co, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. Repairing steam vessels.
13. 1867 Feb 6-1867 Apr 19
William Herkless, smith, engineer and fire engine maker, Broad Close, Shuttle St, Glasgow. Brackets.
14. 1867 Aug 7-1868 Apr 13
Joseph Gibson & Co, Glasgow. Sheet tin and zinc.
15. 1868 Oct 3
Miller & Co, 90 Nelson St. Firewood.
16. 1867 Nov 16-1868 Apr 10
William A Smith, lithographer, 57 West Nile St. Lithographing examination papers.
17. 1867 Apr 15-1868 Feb 25
William McCall & Sons, wrights and builders, 5 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Woodwork for various pieces of apparatus including waving machine.
18. 1868 Jun 2
The Magnesium Metal Company Ltd, Manchester Chambers, 134 Deansgate, Manchester. Goods (unspecified).
19. 1868 Jun 28
John Tatlock. Three months salary.
20. 1868 Jan 1
William Munro, Steam-power letterpress printer, 27 Union St, Glasgow. 50 copies of papers entitled 'On Motion of Clock'.
21. 1868 Apr 21
William King cooper, 7 & 9 High St, Glasgow. 2 tubs.
22. 1868 Apr 4
Kemp & Co, philosophical instrument makers & chemists, 12 & 13 Infirmary St, Edinburgh. 5 Bunsen lamps wirh rose tops.
23. 1868 Aug 17
Williams & Norgate, importers of foreign books, Edinburgh. Goods (unspecified).
24. 1868 Jul 1
Peter Stevenson, successor to Alexander Allan, philosophical instrument maker, Edinburgh. Goods (unspecified).
25. 1868 Oct 28
Peter Craig, slater, 5 College Open, Glasgow. Cleaning and repairing stove.
26. 1868 Oct 29
J Brodie & Co, fancy and drapers box manufacturers, 3 Eagle Lane, Maxwell St, Glasgow. 6 green cloth boxes.
27. 1868 Nov 16
Glasgow Apothecaries Company, 32 & 34 Virginia St, Glasgow. Mercury.
28. 1868 Dec 14
The same. 20lbs of mercury.
29. 1868 Dec 15
The same. 1/2 gallon of olive oil.
30. 1868 nov 16
Murray & Grosvenor, Caledonian Pottery, Glasgow. 36 porous cells.
31. 1868 Nov 10
The same. Goods (unspecified).
32. 1868 Dec 18
Anderson & Henderson. 14 cwts firewood.
33. 1868 Dec 21
Archibald Robertson, photographer, 37 Glassford St, Glasgow and Comely Bank, Dumbarton. Photographs (unspecified).
34. 1868 Dec 16
Edward McWhannell, plumber, North Albion St, Glasgow. Lead pipe to go over glass tube with two globes on ends. Two tin boxes with 2 small cranes soldered into boxes.
35. 1868 Dec 16
Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Company Ltd, 7 South Frederick St, Glasgow. 5 lbs of solid paraffin.
36. 1868 Apr 8
Joseph Gibson & Co, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. Altering tin cone cylinder apparatus. One copper thermometer tube.
37. 1868 Apr 4, Jul 14
The same. Two copper gas holders 6' long by 2' diameter.
38. 1868 May 11
Archibald Watson, plumber & brassfounder, 36 George St, Glasgow. Pipes for gas holders.
39. 1868 Apr 13, Oct 12
The same. Zinc plates for battery, repairing gas burners.
40. 1868 May 23, Jun 16
John Burns, Painter and decorator, 58 George St, Glasgow. Painting inside two water butts.
41. 1868 Jun 28-Dec 28
John Tatlock. Six months salary.
42-43. 1868
North British Railway. Carriage of boxes of instruments including one from Casella.
44. 1867 Mar 26-1868 Mar 17
James White, optician, mathematical and philosophical instrument maker, 95 Buchanan St, Glasgow. Repairs etc to apparatus including Joule's apparatus and quadrant electrometer.
Bundle 24
1. 1869 Jan 16
Glasgow Apothcaries Company, 32 & 34 Virginia St, Glasgow. 56 lbs manganese [dioxide].
2. 1868 Nov 18
A & R Cochran, St Rollox Flint Glass Works. Glass basins and jar.
3. 1869 Jan 22
Stevenson & Henderson, joiners and glaziers, 7 Argyle St, Greenock. Mahogany board with cope and plate glass with cope for Watt Institution.
4. 1869 Jan 16
Charles Tennant & Co. Copper sulphate.
5. 1869 Feb 1
Glasgow and South Western Railway. Carriage of box from London.
6. 1869 Sep 17
Adam Gowans, bookbinder, 22 Ann St, Glasgow. 12 cloth note books.
7. 1868 Dec 10
John C Wilson, Gorbals Brass Foundry, 47 Portugal St, Glasgow. Repairing hydraulic press.
8. 1869 Jan 21
Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Ltd, 7 South Frederick St, Glasgow. 12 lbs best paraffin.
9. 1868 Dec 2-1869 Feb 2
Joseph Gibson & Co, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. Various fittings for laboratory including hydrogen burner for blowpipe.
10. 1869 Feb 15
Caledonian Railway. Carriage of goods from [London].
11. 1869 Mar 5
James White. Electrical apparatus [unspecified].
12. 1869 Feb 4
Charles Tennant & Co. 1 carboy of vitriol.
13. 1869 Mar 8
Preston & Macarthur, Barrowfield Ropery, Glasgow. Fitting and splicing 60 feet of 1/2" diameter bolt rope.
14. 1869 Mar 16
Edward McWhannell, plumber, 10 North Albion St, Glasgow. 20 feet of 3/8" composition pipe.
15. 1869 Mar 18
New Apothecaries Company, 57 & 59 Glassford St, Glasgow. 5 lbs chlorate of potash.
16. 1869 Feb 21
Edward McWhannell, plumber. Repairs to gas fittings etc [in Thomson's residence].
17. 1868 Apr 2
William McCall & Sons, 5 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Repairs to sashes in Thomson's residence.
18. 1869 Apr
William Smith, lithographer, 57 West Nile St, Glasgow. Printing examination papers.
19. 1869 Mar 23
Charles Tennant & Co. Roman vitriol.
20. 1869 Feb 26
Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Company, 7 South Frederick St, Glasgow. 12 lbs best paraffin.
21. 1869 Apr 3-Feb 4
Edward McWhannell, plumber. Lead weights for classroom apparatus.
22. 1868 Mar 25-1869 Mar 1
William McCall & Sons, wrights and builders. Woodwork for various apparatus including 'piece for door for smoke rings' and '6 posts for gasometers'.
23. 1868 Apr 18-1869 Jun 22
James White, optician, mathematical and philosophical instrument maker, 95 Buchanan St, Glasgow (removing at Whitsunday to 78 Union St). Repairs and alterations to apparatus etc including electro-magnetic engine. Various materials including platinum wire.
24. 1869 Apr 23
James McHaffie & Co, manufacturing tinsmiths, gasfitters and packing case makers, 47 Cathedral St, Glasgow. 'One apparatus for experiments'.
25. 1869 Apr 10
Louis P Casella, meteorological, optical, surveying and scientific instrument maker, 23 Hatton Garden, London. Thermometer for underground temperature in copper case.
26. 1869 Feb 13-Mar 6
Samuel Bridge, fruit merchant, 68 Sauchiehall St and 226 George St, Glasgow. Various fruits.
27. 1869 Jul 1
C W Summers, 20 Kent St, Glasgow. 2 panes of glass.
28. 1869 Aug 19
Louis P Casella. Apparatus, including 1 cryophorous and 6 glass tubes with 2" bulbs bent at right angles sealed at 90 degrees with a few drops of water in.
29. 1869 Sep
Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Company Ltd, 7 South Frederick St, Glasgow. Paraffin.
30. 1868 Dec 19
Neill & Company, printers, Old Fishmarket, Edinburgh. 75 extra copies of paper in 'Royal Society Transactions' on vortex motion.
Bundle 25
1. 1870 Sep 28-Dec 28
John Tatlock. 3 mon salary.
2. 1870 Nov 26
Mackay & Kirkwood, Glasgow. Pen racks and ink bottles.
3. 1870 Nov 19 & 21
New Apothecaries Company, 57 & 59 Glassford St, Glasgow. Various chemicals, including methylated spirits, ether, nitric acid.
4. 1870 Oct 5
James White. Work or goods (unspecified).
5. 1870 Sep 30
J F Mackie, successor to Mrs J Ruddach, brush, basket and toy warehouse, 9 Candleriggs St, Glasgow. 1 long broom, 1 bannister brush.
6. 1870 Sep 23
A & R Cochran, St Rollox Flint Glass Works. 3 glass receivers.
7. 1869 Mar 19, 1870 Jun 10
The same. Various pieces of apparatus including 1 cylinder and 6 glass funnels.
8. 1870 Aug 15, Sep 14
James White. Unspecified 'work in progress'.
9. 1870 Jul 5
George Morrison, engraver on wood and draughtsman, 62 Buchanan St, Glasgow. Engraving diagram.
10. 1870 Jun 25
A Yuill, 102 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. Cage and paraffin.
11. 1870 May 24
Isaac Baxter & Son, Italian Warehouse, 137 Buchanan St, Glasgow. 1 lb Bermuda arrowroot (for Lady Thomson, Brooksby, Largs).
12. 1869 Oct 13
Max Greger, wine merchant, 44 Gordon St, Glasgow. Various wines.
14. 1870 Feb 8
Patrick Kenna, glass maker and manufacturer, 13 & 17 Armour St, Glasgow. Various pieces of apparatus including 100 bulbs.
15. 1870 Jan 21-Mar 18
B Massey, draughtsman & engraver on wood, 11 Miller St, Glasgow. George Richardson, printer. Printing booklet entitled 'Directions for Adjustment and use of the Quadrant Electrometer'.
16. 1870 Apr 22
George Morrison, engraver on wood and draughtsman, 62 Buchanan St, Glasgow. Drawing and engraving woodcut.
17. 1869 Apr 20-1870 Mar 31
James White, optician, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, 78 Union St, Glasgow. Repairs and alterations to apparatus including electrometers.
18. 1869 Apr 20-1870 Mar 22
William Smith, lithographer, 57 West Nile St, Glasgow. Lithographing examination papers.
19. 1869 Mar 9-1870 Feb 28
William McCall & Sons, 5 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Woodwork for apparatus including 4 mahogany blocks for telegraph.
20. 1868 Dec 14-1870 Sep 22
William Herkless, smith, engineer and fire engine maker, St Mungo Works, 9 Shuttle St, Glasgow. Miscellaneous ironmongery items.
21. 1870 Nov 17
Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Company Ltd, 69 St George's Place, Edinburgh. Paraffin.
22. 1869 Nov 5-1870 Jan 22
Joseph Gibson & Co, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. Miscellaneous items including a copper flask.
23. 1870 Mar 29
Wilson & Matheson, 44 Glassford St, Glasgow. 3/4 yard of silk sheet.
24. 1869 Mar 28-1870 Mar 28
John Tatlock. One years salary.
25. 1869 Aug 6-1870 Feb 22
Edward McWhannell, 10 North Albion St, Glasgow. Large tin cistern.
26. 1869 Jan 6
Glasgow Apothecaries Company, 32 & 34 Virginia St, Glasgow. Tinfoil.
27. 1870 Jan 25
James Thomson, 79 George St, Glasgow. 26 stencil letters.
Bundle 26
1. 1870 Dec 28
Charles Tennant & Co. 1 carboy of vitriol, 1 cask of sulphate of copper.
2. 1870 Mar 8-Apr 25
William McCall & Sons, wrights and builders, 5 Balmanno St, Glasgow. Rollers, supports etc.
3. 1871 Feb 7
New Apothecaries Company, 57 & 59 Glassford St, Glasgow. Zinc sulphate, sodium thiosulphate.
4. 1871 Feb 11
Wilson & Matheson, umbrella and parasol maker etc, 40 & 44 Glassford St, Glasgow. [Silk] sheet.
5. 1872 Nov 2-Dec 3
Joseph Gibson & Co, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. 1 brass stop cock soldered into funnel, 2 round copper vessels with covers fixed with 3 brass screws and 2 tubes each.
6. 1871 Jan 13
St Rollox Flint Glass Works. 14 tubes and 5 test jars.
7. 1871 Feb 17
James Macarthur & Co, stationers, Dalsholm Paper Warehouse, 80 & 82 Glassford St, Glasgow. Paper.
8. 1871 Mar 21
The Gutta Percha Company, Wharf Road, City Road, London. 224 lbs of high conducting no.16 copper wire.
9-11. 1871 Mar 25 & 31, Apr 14
Wordie & Co, railway agents and carriers, 103 West George St, Glasgow. Carriage to Gilmorehill of 6 crates of glass.
12. 1871 Apr 1
Wallace & Connell, plumbers, 42 St Enoch Square, Glasgow. 3 lbs of fine solder.
13. 1871 Feb
James A Cumine, 29 High St, Belfast. Repairing air pump.
14. 1871 Feb 7-Apr 4
New Apothcaries Company, 57 & 59 Glassford St, Glasgow. Zinc sulphate, mercury, caustic potash, glycerine.
15. 1871 Mar 4
John Tennent, bookseller and stationer, 365 Argyle St, Glasgow. 12 demy record books.
16. 1871 Apr 16
John Tatlock. One year's salary.
17. 1871 Mar 6-29
Pilkington Brothers, the St Helens Crown Glass Company, 61 & 63 Robertson St, Glasgow. Glass (unspecified).
18. 1871 Jan 17
St Rollox Flint Glass Works. 2 test jars, glass tubes.
19. 1870 Apr 8-1871 Mar 30
James White, mathematical and philosophical instrument maker, 78 Union St, Glasgow. Repairs to apparatus including 'wooden cup and 4 glass tubes for Joule's apparatus'.
20. 1870 Apr 22-1871 Apr 1
William A Smith, lithographer and engraver, 57 West Nile St, Glasgow. Printing examination papers.
21. 1871 Mar 27
Charles Tennant & Co. Zinc sulphate.
22. 1871 Jun 1
George Morrison, engraver on wood and draughtsman, 62 Buchanan St, Glasgow. Engraving 6 diagrams.
23. 1871 Jun 14
John Young, paraffin lamp and oil manufacturer, Firth St, Port Dundas. 6 gallons of photogene oil and 12 no.10 chimneys.
24. 1871 Jun 27
William Landell, ironmonger, 106 Trongate, Glasgow. Files and bradawls.
25. 1871 Jul 21
Pilkington Brothers, St Helens Crown Glass Company, 61 & 63 Robertson St, Glasgow. Cartage of empty case.
26. 1871 Aug 9
North British Railway, Edinburgh Station. Carriage of 2 boxes to Glasgow.
27. 1871 Oct 20
John Dobie, ironmonger and dealer in mathematical instruments and guns and pistols, 205 Argyle St, Glasgow. Files, gimlets and other tools.
28. 1871 Jul 1 & 21
Pilkington Brothers. Glass.
29. 1871 Sep 15
James Munro, tinsmith, gasfitter and zinc worker, 28 Bridge St, Glasgow. 3 window conservatories.
30. 1871 Oct 14
George Fulton, 11 Hamilton Place, Hillhead, Glasgow. New Japanned watering can, 2 American pails, 6 sheets emery cloth.
31. 1871 Nov 20
M'Dougall & Sons, china merchants, 8, 10, 12 & 14 Jail Square, Glasgow. 3 white brush trays.
32. 1871 Nov 21
Moses Spiers, plumber & gasfitter, 6 Terrace St & 39 Great Western Road, Glasgow. 8 lbs of solder.
33. 1871 Dec 6
George Fulton, plumber, gasfitter, tinsmith and bellhanger, 56 Great Western Road and 26 Ashfield Ter, Glasgow. Piece of sheet iton, new oil can.
34. 1871 Dec 14 & 18
Alexander Hunter, gun maker, cutler and ironmonger, 70 Argyle St, Glasgow. 3 chisels, 3 gouges, 4 handles, 1 hatchet, 2 small turn screws.
35. 1871 Dec 14
George Fulton, plumber etc. Piece of sheet iron, new twine holder.
36. 1871 Oct 18
James Lawson, gun maker, cutler and iron monger, 70 Argyle St, Glasgow. Sharpening 2 cold steel chisels, 2 gouges and 1 hatchet.
37. 1871 Aug 9
James Muirhead & Sons, watchmakers, goldsmiths, jewellers, chronometer makers to the Admiralty, 90 Buchanan St, Glasgow. Repairs to 8 day clock.
38. 1871 Nov 24
Charles Tennant & Co, 115 St Vincent St, Glasgow. 2 casks of zinc sulphate, 1 cask of copper sulphate.
39. 1871 Dec 12
George Mason & Co, successors to John Spencer, 39 Union St, Glasgow. Oxalic acid, ammonium sulphate, pure alcohol, and various glass chemical apparatus including 3 nests of beakers.
40. 1871 Dec 21
The same. Various chemicals including microcosmic salt and perchloride of iron.
41. 1871 Aug 8
W & A K Johnston, engravers and printers, 4 St Andrew Sq, Edinburgh. Drawing paper.
42. 1871 Apr 5-Dec 29
New Apothecaries Company, 57 & 59 Glassford St, Glasgow. Various chemicals including methylated spirit and pyrogallic acid.
43. 1871 Aug 25
Louis P Casella, meteorological, optical, surveying and scientific instrument maker, 23 Hatton Gardens, London. 1 solar intensity apparatus (Padre Secchis) with clip, stand, and 3 thermometers.
44. 1871 Jul 12
William King, cooper, 71 Dundas St, Glasgow. 1 wooden tub.
45. 1871 Dec
C F Varley. One set of 11 coils with plug commutator for artificial line.
46-47. 1871 Mar 2-1872 May 24
D & G Graham, locksmiths, bell hangers and gas fitters, 214 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. Glass pillars, tin boiler with inside copper tube, zinc castings for batteries.
49-50. 1871 Nov 12
Disbursements by Sir William Thomson in connection with the Atlantic Telegraph Cable of 1858.
51. Nd
Statement of Professor Thomson's Devonport accounts relating to [Atlantic Telegraph Cable of 1858].
52. Nd
Statement of salaries paid to John Tatlock and Donald McFarlane between 1858 and 1871.
Bundle 27
1. 1872 Jan 3
James Muirhead & Sons, watchmakers, jewellers, chronometer makers to the Admiralty, 90 Buchanan St, Glasgow. Cleaning electric clock.
2. 1872 Mar 9
Alexander Bain. Battery box and 4 new bits of gold for break of electric clock at Glasgow University.
3. 1872 Jan 30
Wallace & Connell, plumbers, lead merchants and brassfounders, 112 Argyle St and 42 St Enoch Square, Glasgow. 1 lead testing box with perforated grating, cover and lute.
4. 1872 Jan 8
Caledonian Railway. Carriage of 12 cases of apparatus from Aberdeen.
5. 1872 Jan 12
McDougall & Sons, china merchants, 8, 10, 12 & 14 Jail Square, Glasgow. Water barrels.
6. 1872 Jan-Mar
Statement of laboratory outlay by Mr McFarlane.
7. 1872 Feb 24-Mar 30
George Mason & Co, successors to John Spencer, 39 Union St, Glasgow. Borax and chemical apparatus including nests of beakers.
8. 1872 Apr 20-29
Duncan Ferguson (late D Robertson and Co), goldsmith, watchmaker & Jeweller, 28 Buchanan St, Glasgow. Altering candlesticks, supplying 2 pure gold plates.
9. 1871 Apr-1872 Mar
William A Smith, lithographer and engraver, 57 West Nile St, Glasgow. Printing examination papers.
10. 1872 Jul
Macmillan & Co, 6 India Buildings, Edinburgh. Wood engravings of diagrams and scales.
11. 1872 Sep 9
John Dobie, cutlery, saw, edge tool, file warehouse, mathematical instruments, saws repaired, cutlery ground, 205 Argyle St, Glasgow.
12. 1872 Jan 19-May 8
John Rough & Sons, cabinetmakers, upholsterers and joiners, 27 Findlay St, Glasgow. Miscellaneous woodwork for apparatus and laboratory.
13. 1872 Feb 23
Charles Tennant & Co, 115 St Vincent St, Glasgow. 1 cask of copper sulphate.
14. 1872 Aug 10
L Casella, 147 Holborn Bars, late of 23 Hatton Garden, London. Apparatus (unspecified).
15. 1872 Mar 28
John Tatlock. One years salary.
16. 1872 Feb 29
Joseph Duncan (from Duncan Flockhart & Co, Edinburgh) pharmaceutical chemist, 16 Ashfield Ter, Glasgow. Pure sulphate of lime.
17. 1872 Sep 30-1873 Mar 3
New Apothecaries Company, 57 & 59 Glassford St, Glasgow. Apparatus and chemicals including male glass syringe.
18. 1872 Oct 12-1873 Feb 8
John Rough & Sons, cabinetmakers, upholsterers and joiners, 27 Findlay St, Glasgow. Woodwork for alterations to classroom and laboratory fittings.
19. 1872 Jan 10
John Elsworth, saw and plane maker, general ironmonger etc est.1840, 158 Argyle St, Glasgow. 1 mounted grinding stone, 1 fine hone.
20. 1872 Mar 26
John Young, paraffin lamp and oil manufacturer, Forth St, Port Dundas. 2 gallons of photogene oil.
21. 1872 Mar 30
James White, optician, 20 Union St, Glasgow. Memorandum re account for repair work.
22. 1872 Mar 18
Caledonian Railway. Transporting two boxes from Camden.
23. 1872 Jan 30
William P Laidlaw, stationer, 80 St Vincent St, Glasgow. 24 spring clips.
24. 1872 Feb 6
W & A K Johnston, printers and engravers, 4 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. An 18" slate globe for drawing purposes on low black stand.
25. 1872 Apr 10
J Munro. Salary.
26. 1871 Dec 7- 15
Duncan Campbell & Son, wholesale stationers, 96 St Vincent St, Glasgow. Parchment paper.
27. 1871 Jul 14-24
Joseph Gibson & Co, 13 Dundas St, Glasgow. Copper cylinder with flange, copper bells, 1 oil can.
28. 1872 Jan 16
Charles Tennant & Co, 115 St Vincent St, Glasgow. 1 cask of zinc sulphate.
29. 1872 Jan 10-Feb 6
George Mason & Co, successors to John Spencer, 39 Union St, Glasgow. Goods (unspecified).
30. 1870 Dec 17-1871 Jul 12
Glasgow Apothcaries Company, 32 & 34 Virginia St, Glasgow. Various chemicals including nitrate and potassium bichromate.
31. 1872 Feb 6
Wallace & Connell, plumbers, lead merchants and brassfounders, 112 Argyle St and 42 St Enoch Square, Glasgow. Repairing bottom of heating cylinder of exhaust pump.
32. Nd
Summary of estimate and accounts for glass cases and fixtures in lecture room.
33. 1870 Nov 16-1871 Jun 8
Wallace & Connell, plumbers, lead merchants, and brassfounders, 112 Argyle St and 42 St Enoch Square, Glasgow. Miscellaneous fittings and apparatus including 37 wooden troughs lined with lead.
34. 1872 Jan 14
St Rollox Flint Glass Works. 6 jars, 6 confectioners jars.
35. 1871 Apr 3-1872 Mar 15
James White, optician, mathematical and philosophical instrument maker, 78 Union St, Glasgow. Alterations and repairs to apparatus including clock detector, absolute galvanometer, and 'portable electrometer no.15'.
Bundle 28
1. [1873]
4 ounces of rouge.
2. 1873 Aug 25-Oct 3
Mr Scouller. Ice.
3. 1873 [Dec 13]
Robert Lauchlan, tinsmith, gasfitter and bellhanger, 10 Ashfield Ter, Glasgow. 1 mop.
4. 1872 Nov 22-Dec 13
J C Cuff, in a/c with D Macfarlane. Dutch foil, copper wire, candlestick, pipette.
5. 1873 Jul 25
William D Gordon, glass merchant and glazier, 167 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. 1 olished plate put in tower.
6. 1871 Dec 3
George Mason & Co, successors to John Spender, 39 Union St, Glasgow. [Naptha]
7. 1873 Jul 31
Peter Craig, slater, 5 College Open, off High St, Glasgow. Repairing roof of tower at Glasgow University.
8. 1873 Aug 15
Charles Tennant & Co, 115 St Vincent St, Glasgow. 1 cask of foreign zinc sulphate.
9. 1873 May 22
John Young, paraffin lamp and oil manufacturer, Fort St, Port Dundas. 6 gallons of photogene oil.
10. 1873 Jun 6
Duncan M'Callum, Senior & Co, 72 Renfield St, Glasgow. Pulley.
11. 1873 Jan 25-Apr 4
Charles Tennant & Co, 115 St Vincent St, Glasgow. 1 cask Roman vitriol, 1 cask zinc sulphate.
12. 1873 May 15
Duncan M'Callum, Senior & Co. Emery.
13. 1873 May 14
Glasgow Apothecaries Company, 32 & 34 Virginia St, Glasgow. Russian isinglass, gum mastic, gum galbunum, gum ammoniacum.
14. 1872 Mar 20- 1873 Feb 25
James White, optician, mathematical and philosophical instrument maker, 78 Union St, Glasgow. Repairs to apparatus and supplying materials including platinum wire.
15. 1873 Jul 24-1874 Feb 18
John Rough & Sons, cabinet makers, upholsterers and joiners, 27 Findlay St, Glasgow. Woodwork for apparatus and classroom.
16. 1873 Apr 1-1874 Mar 6
James White. Repairs to apparatus and supplying materials including glass chimney to tower light and platinum wire.
17. 1872 Jul 1-1873 Dec 3
Duncan Campbell & Son, wholesale stationers, 96 St Vincent St, Glasgow. Stationery, including wet letter copying book.
18. 1873 Feb
Robert Lauchlan, furnishing ironmonger, 10 Ashfield Ter, Glasgow. Tin Cylinder.
19. 1873 Feb 13
George Fulton, plumber, 56 Great Western Road and 26 Ashfield Ter, Glasgow. Repairing and altering steam [boiler].
20. 1872 Nov 16-1873 Mar 24
W A Smith & Hamilton, engineers and lithographers, 57 West Nile St, Glasgow. Lithographing examination papers.
21. 1872 Dec 12
Waterlow & Sons, Great Winchester St, London. 1/2 ream Dutch metal paper.
22. 1873 Jan 14
William Ramage, engineer's ironmonger, india rubber and guttapercha merchant, 41 Hope St, Glasgow. 4 1/2 lbs gutta percha sheet.
23. 1873 Feb 11
Alexander Rowat & Co, est. 1837, wire work and wire cloth manufactory, 25 Candleriggs St, Glasgow. Copper wire sieve and a copper riddle. |
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