Catalogue description RECORDS OF RAVEN & CO, HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS

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Details of 23D68
Reference: 23D68
Title: RECORDS OF RAVEN & CO, HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS
Description:

The records

 

There are very few working records of the firm: the bulk of the archive relates to patents and the welfare, benefit and sick club (whose records go back to 1885).

 

Table of contents

 

23D68/1-7 Financial records

 

23D68/8-16 Stock summaries

 

23D68/17-24 Other papers re manufacture

 

23D68/25-30 Insurance policies and equipment

 

23D68/31-33 Trade mark

 

23D68/34-49 Agreements with employees and foreign agents

 

23D68/50-80 Patents

 

23D68/81-122 Welfare Society

 

23D68/123-125 Printed books
Date: 1884 - 1968
Held by: Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Raven and Co, hosiery manufacturers, Leicester
Physical description: 125 Files
Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited: November 1968 by the company and donated in 1987 by the Treasury Solicitor under Bona Vacantia.
Subjects:
  • Textile industry
Administrative / biographical background:

Background

 

The first reference to William Raven, hosiery manufacturer, is in a trade directory of 1870; until 1878 he is listed at various addresses in Crafton Street. In 1881 the firm is given as Raven, Wormleighton & Co, also in Crafton Street (Wormleighton & Stanyon are listed in 1877 & 1878 at 23-25 Millstone Lane and 31 Rutland Street respectively). In 1885-6 Raven, Wormleighton & Co were in Wheat Street but by 1887-8 the firm was listed as W. Raven & Co.

 

The firm appears to have been in existence until c.1968 when the records were deposited.
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