Accession No

6883

Brief Description

instrument production serial logbooks, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, English, 1907 - 1978

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company

Class

books

Earliest Date

1907

Latest Date

1978

Inscription Date

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Special Collection

Provenance

Records retained by the Whipple Museum 8/12/1982, along with 42 volumes of pamphlets, see ref 6884.

Inscription

Description Notes

The volumes comprise product serial numbers, listed sequentially, for instruments produced, 1907 - 1978.

Information recorded in the first volume differs to the rest, where the product numbers do not begin with a 'C'. Volumes 2-22 all have products with serial numbers with a 'C' prefix.

The first volume lists name (and sometimes address) of customer, instrument(s) supplied, serial number, date order received and may also include date of delivery and invoice.

Volumes 2-19 list product serial numbers, product type, catalogue number, batch, date, quantity to be produced. From the product order cards it is clear that the batches of one type of product made and given consecutive serial numbers, does not always relate to one specific order but may be for many different orders and customers.

Volumes 20-22 contain more customer information, they are still in serial number order but provide information on products for each order.

22 volumes, archive references CSI/6883/1-22.
For further details for each volume, see ArchiveSearch catalogue at https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/repositories/45

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