General Correspondence

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons and Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong, relating to the routine management of the DURO Paint Manufacturing Company and staff. The letters cover the following areas in particular: agencies and agency renumeration; accounts; dividends; individual staff; mar...

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Order number: JSS Box 2785A
Date(s) of creation: 1951-1953
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2785A
Summary: Correspondence between John Swire & Sons and Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong, relating to the routine management of the DURO Paint Manufacturing Company and staff. The letters cover the following areas in particular: agencies and agency renumeration; accounts; dividends; individual staff; marketing; Orient Paint & Varnish Company; profit margins decrease; plant equipment; printing ink; pension scheme; sales; trade marks; underwater paints. Includes index
Previous numbers: OPCO 1043A
Extent: 1 file; 0.5 box
Arrangement: Chronological by sending office
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
User restrictions: Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
Format: Archive