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Interior. Main Workshop. Polishing. Here, John Brown, is applying tin oxide for the final polishing of the shoulders and cup of the curling stone. the tin oxide is aplied to a buffing tool. The polish ...

DP 150496

Description Interior. Main Workshop. Polishing. Here, John Brown, is applying tin oxide for the final polishing of the shoulders and cup of the curling stone. the tin oxide is aplied to a buffing tool. The polisher puts his uper body weight against this and the stone and smooths the cup area which contains the running edge of the stone. The sides of the stone are not pilished as this is the rougher striking band.

Date 30/1/2013

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DP 150496

Category On-line Digital Images

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1327662

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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Collection Level (551 1) Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland

Group Level (551 1/4) National Survey Programmes

>> Sub-Group Level (551 1/4/9) Industrial Survey Programme

>>> Sub-Group Level (551 1/4/9/63) Mauchline, Barskimming Road, Kays Curling Stone Factory.

>>>> Item Level (DP 150496) Interior. Main Workshop. Polishing. Here, John Brown, is applying tin oxide for the final polishing of the shoulders and cup of the curling stone. the tin oxide is aplied to a buffing tool. The polisher puts his uper body weight against thi

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