Paisley, Renfrew Road, Vulcan Works, Interior View of belt-driven faceplate lathe
SC 512624
Description Paisley, Renfrew Road, Vulcan Works, Interior View of belt-driven faceplate lathe
Date 1978
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 512624
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Vulcan Works, Renfrew Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire This works was founded in 1838, and became Paisley's largest engineering works. The foundry was on the west side of Renfrew Road, and the machine and erecting shops on the east. The owners were Fullerton, Hodgart and Barclay. This view shows the smallest of the three large faceplate lathes in the works, used for machining large circular objects, such as the sides of winding drums, and flywheels. This one was belt-driven, as can be seen on the right. Fullerton, Hodgart and Barclay made a wide variety of machinery, including stationary steam engines, chemical plant and winders for mines, including gold mines. The works closed in 1977 and has been demolished. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H78/15/12
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