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Auchterarder, Glenruthven Mills, Interior View showing looms
SC 513995
Description Auchterarder, Glenruthven Mills, Interior View showing looms
Date 1977
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 513995
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Glenruthven Mills, Auchterarder, Perthshire This was a power-loom weaving factory, latterly making high-quality shirtings and tie cloths Until it closed in the mid 1980s it was still driven by a steam engine, and it was the last steam-driven factory of any kind in Scotland. This view shows two of the narrow looms, of 19th century design, belt driven from an overhead lineshaft, as were almost all the machines in the factory. These looms could weave simple patterns: checks and stripes. The works survived by selling limited-production cloths to London tailors. Much of their output was mixed cotton and woollen cloth. Changes in fashion and foreign competition forced closure, but the steam engine and boiler have been retained in situ. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H77/70/12
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