IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/B/118
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: HOBSON, Charles (b 1897)
Date(s): 1940-[1968]
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 25 production units.
Name of creator(s): Hobson | Charles | b 1897 | clock restorer
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Charles Hobson, born circa 1897, was a clock restorer of Portland Road, Hove, Sussex. He carried out repairs on many clocks made by notable clockmakers.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of Charles Hobson, clock restorer, comprising workshop notes and diagrams (some photocopies) and photographs of Hobson in his workshop.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Clockmakers' Company. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: November 2010 to January 2011.