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Records of Barr & Stroud Ltd

Glasgow University Archive Services

Technical

Series Summary

Reference Code

GB 0248 UGD 295/20

Date(s)

1855-1989

Extent and medium of the unit of description

6

sub-series

Name of creator

Barr & Stroud Ltd | 1913-1977 | optical instrument engineers | Glasgow (Scotland)

Biographical History

Biographical History

Barr & Stroud retained a large and varied series of technical papers relating to the many products they produced and their development.

Scope and Content

Scope and Content

The Technical series consists of:

  • design specifications (1910s-1950s)
  • abridgements of technical specifications (1855-1904)
  • progress reports (1975-1989)
  • papers relating to products
  • indexes to rangefinders and vessels
  • miscellaneous (1920-1942)

Index

Subjects

Businesses and Organisations

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Components of this series