Barr, A G & Co
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A G Barr and Co is the largest soft drinks manufacturer in Britain. The Company was established in Falkirk when Robert Barr set up as a manufacturer of aerated water at Burnfoot Works in 1880. The current business takes its name from Andrew Greig Barr (1872-1903), a son of Robert Barr. Andrew Greig Barr joined the family business in 1887 as it began to grow rapidly. A branch of the Barr business was opened in 1887 at Parkhead in Glasgow, where new products were introduced at a staggering pace. In 1892 Andrew began to work jointly between Falkirk and Glasgow. However, within five years the Glasgow operation was completely independent of Falkirk. Irn Bru was introduced in 1901, which was to become Barr's most successful product. When A G Barr was launched as a private firm in 1904, the business of Barr's in Falkirk remained independent until the two were brought together in 1959 under the chairmanship of Robert Barr, the third generation of the family. A G Barr was incorporated in 1904 with the registration number SC005653
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P15244
Name/title:
Andrew G Barr
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Circa 1900
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P15252
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Barr's tug of war team
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Circa 1920
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P15251
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Barr workers
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Circa 1900
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2001-069-001
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can (Irn Bru)
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Circa 2000
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A102.001
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Pamphlet - History of Barr 1830-1980
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1830-1980
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P15253
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Group of soft drinks manufacturers
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Circa 1935
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P15243
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Barr's aerated water works
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Circa 1910
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A102
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Collection
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A G Barr & Co collection
Production date:
1980
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P15242
Name/title:
Robert Barr
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Circa 1890
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P15249
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Automatic bottle filling machine. Interior view showing tank.
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1979
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P15249
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Automatic bottle filling machine. Interior view showing tank.
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1979
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P45682
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"Accident to Steeple"
Production date:
Jun 1927
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P15254
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Installation of new bottling line at Barr's Parkhead works
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1974
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P15248
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Interior of main bottling hall, Barr's, Glasgow
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1979
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P06129
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Barr's works, Burnfoot Lane, Falkirk
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13 May 1970
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P06130
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Barr's works, Burnfoot Lane, Falkirk
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13 May 1970
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P06131
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Barr's works, Burnfoot Lane, Falkirk
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22 May 1970
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P08104
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Falkirk, Glenfuir Road, Tamfourhill.
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Circa 1979
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P08662
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Aerated Water Works, Camelon, Falkirk
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Feb 1970
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P08663
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Aerated Water Works, Camelon, Falkirk
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Feb 1970
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1986-042-001
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soda syphon (A.G. Barr)
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1989-001-001
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bottle (A.G. Barr)
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1985-043-020
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bottle (Irn Bru)
Production date:
Mid 1980s
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1985-043-021
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bottle; (A.G. Barr)
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Mid 1980s
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1988-037-001
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soda syphon (A.G. Barr)
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2015-014-002
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bottle (A.G. Barr)
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1991-037-001
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bottle (A.G. Barr)
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2001-069-001
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can (Irn Bru)
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Circa 2000
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1990-068-001
Name/title:
bottle opener (Irn Bru)
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2019-009-001
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bottle (Irn Bru)
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