Private company
Alexander Mathieson & Sons
UK business based in Glasgow, founded in 17921
The firm of Alexander Mathieson & Sons was one of the leading makers of hand tools in Scotland. Its success went hand in hand with the growth of the shipbuilding industries on the Firth of Clyde in the nineteenth century and the emergence of Glasgow as the "second city of the Empire".2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The firm of Alexander Mathieson & Sons was one of the leading makers of hand tools in Scotland. Its success went hand in hand with the growth of the shipbuilding industries on the Firth of Clyde in the nineteenth century and the emergence of Glasgow as the "second city of the Empire".2
Timeline
- 1792Founded Founded1
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- WikipediaAlexander Mathieson & Sons
- WikidataQ19585332
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