Archibald Arrol & Sons Ltd Round Black Backed Steel

Archibald Arrol & Sons Ltd black backed steel tray dating from the 1920s. The Alloa Brewery Company and its brewery, the Alloa Brewery, were established in 1810. By 1825 Andrew Roy had purchased the Alloa Brewery and was trading under the name of Andrew Roy & Co. On the death of Andrew Roy in 1855 the business was run by trustees until 1860 eventually passing into the hands of Archibald T Arrol in 1866. After Archibald Arrol's death in 1888 the business was run by his two sons Walter and Archibald. The Company was registered as Archibald Arrol & Sons Ltd in 1895 to amalgamate the business of Walter & Archibald Arrol with the businesses of J.Meikle amd William Turnbull, both based in Newcastle-on-Tyne. From 1921 the Company took over the production of lager for Samuel Allsopp & Sons Ltd and in in 1930 a controlling interest in Archibald Arrol & Sons Ltd was acquired by them. Samuel Allsopp & Sons Ltd merged with Ind Coope & Co. Ltd becoming Ind Coope & Allsopp Ltd in 1934. In 1951 the Company entered into voluntary liquidation and its undertaking was acquired by Ind Coope & Allsopp Ltd. The Scottish Company traded as Ind Coope Alloa Brewery Ltd later renamed the Alloa Brewery Co. Ltd. After several further mergers, the Alloa brewery was closed by its last owners, Carlsberg-Tetley plc in 1998 and the site was demolished in 2001. The manufacturer's mark states - Hancock. Corfield & Waller. Ltd. Mitcham. London. 2.5m.26.F.R