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Edinburgh Compositors' Society

Record IDcni00053435
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cni00053435
Last Edit2014-03-14

General Note

Edinburgh Compositors' Society instituted 3 June 1824. There was a Society of Journeymen Printers earlier (1750?-) There are “Articles with a list of members for 1824” in the Edinburgh Room, Edinburgh City Library.

More Information

Dates of Activity1825-1850
Online Resourcehttp://www.nls.uk/
Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)

Place of Activity

Place of ActivityEdinburgh
Edinburgh; Old Bank Close (1832)
J.Logan, preses
Edinburgh; North British Advertiser Office (1840 - 1845)
R. Lindsay preses

Related Entries

See alsoNeill & Co (1826)
Old Fishmarket Close, **Edinburgh ; John Greig preses
Scotsman Office (1827)
257 High Street, **Edinburgh ; W. Miller preses
Clarke & Co Printers (1828)
Old Stamp Office Close, **Edinburgh ; R. Marshall, preses
[Neill & Co] (1829 - 1830)
10 Old Fishmarket Close, **Edinburgh ; Charles M'Pherson preses
Compositors Society (1831)
10 Old Fishmarket Close, **Edinburgh ; Charles M'Pherson preses
[Ballantyne & Co] (1833 - 1834)
Paul's Work, **Edinburgh ; D. Fergusson preses
Constable's Printing Office (1835)
[1 Thistle Street], **Edinburgh ; D.Hoe, Praeses
¬Messrs¬ Neill and Cos Printing Office (1836 - 1837)
John M'Queen preses
Courant Printing Office (1838)
J. Baxter preses
Mercury Office (1839)
R. Lindsay preses
Caledonian Mercury Office (1846 - 1847)
Thomas Wright clerk
Oliver & Boyd's (1848)
William G. Souter clerk

Names

HeadingEdinburgh Compositors' Society
used in: National Library of Scotland, Scottish Book Trade Index
Variant NameEdinburgh Compositors' Society, at Messrs. Ballantine & Co. Printers (1825)
David Stewart, Preses
William G. Souter clerk (1849 - 1850)
10 Middle Arthur Place, **Edinburgh

Sources

Found inEdin Dir. — Ian MacDougall. “A Catalogue of some Labour Records in Scotland”. Edinburgh, 1978 10b; 14b

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