Identity area
Reference code
ALL/01/021
Title
Reith: correspondence, notes and publications relating to clocks made by James Reith
Date(s)
- 1985–1993 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 folder of loose papers
Context area
Name of creator
(1921–2015)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
James Reith was apprenticed in 1698 and became the vice director of a watch manufactory in Versailles, France. File includes extracts from sales catalogues, technical descriptions, biographical information, invoices, photographs, and related correspondence.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English