The Francisco Climent Archive is a private archive with a particular documentary and photographic collection that goes from 1808 to 1960. It happened due to the two sectors that monopolized the company La Maquinista Valenciana throughout its history: tobacco machinery and maritime and aerial signage. In addition, there are some other events worth mentioning: statue melting, such as the James I one, the construction of metallic structures for bridges, like the bridge of Alzira, and endless precision machinery for different industrial fields such as press, pharmacy, etc.
The collection of the company includes around 1.200 documents, most of which are photographs and catalogues, and it is divided in chronological order following the evolution of the different social reasons of the firm, as stablished in the organicity criteria, and attending in each era to their productive sectors.
Francisco Climent Archive, collection La Maquinista Valenciana, 1880 / 1954 / 1978-2007
- Francisco Climent Sebastián (1880-1915). Collections on steam engines, turbines, pumps, agriculture and local and national industry machinery (1880-1915); machinery for the production of tobacco (1884-1915); artistic foundation (1880-1910); and metallic constructions (1900-1920?).
- Enrique Climent Talens (1915-1933). Collections on tobacco machinery (1915-1933); maritime signage (1913-1933); first signs and beacons for airports (1930-1933); railway signage and beacons (1930-1933); and precision machinery (1913-1933).
- Francisco Climent Lattur (1933-1955). Collections on tobacco machinery (1915-1933); maritime signage (1915-1933); aeronautic industry (1930-1933); precision machinery: pharmaceutic industry, printing, etc. (1915-1933); railway signage and beacons (1933-1955); and reactivation of the iron and non ferric metals melting section for the construction of pieces of complex alloy (1940-1955).
Francisco Climent Archive, Collection Racional, 1955 / 1974
- Francisco y Juan Climent Lattur (1955-1974). Collections on tobacco machinery (1955-196?), maritime signage (1955-1974); urban furniture: lampposts (1955-1967).
Francisco Climent Archive, Collection Balizamientos Marítimos S.A. (BAMASA), 1974 / 1978
- Juan Climent Lattur (1974-1978). Collections on maritime signage.
