Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

John S. Craig and Co

From Graces Guide

of Parkhouse Works, 97 Portman Street, Glasgow.

1867 Company founded by John S. Craig

1904 Listed as 'Craig, John S. and Co. (Ltd), paint and varnish manufacturers, oil merchants, and drysalters, 50 to 54 Paterson st, s s.' and as 'Craig, John S. (of John S. Craig and Co., Ltd), house, 25 Princes st., Pollokshields.'[1]

1909 Listed similar to 1904 entry.[2]

1921 Listed as 'Craig, John S. and Co. (Ltd), paint and varnish manufacturers, oil refiners and tar merchants, 97 Portman street, Kinning Park (+tel)' and as 'Craig, John S. (of John S. Craig and Co., Ltd), house, 174 Great Western road.'[3]

1959 Still advertising in Glasgow

Connected with Craig-Hubbuck and Craig-Vettewinkel

possibly merged to Sigma Coatings

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Sources of Information

  1. 1904-05 Post Office Annual Glasgow Directory
  2. 1909-10 Post Office Annual Glasgow Directory
  3. 1921-22 Post Office Annual Glasgow Directory