Paisley, MacDowall Street, Caledonia Engineering Works, Interior View of textile machine department showing small slotting machine which is made by Loudon brothers

Description Paisley, MacDowall Street, Caledonia Engineering Works, Interior View of textile machine department showing small slotting machine which is made by Loudon brothers

Date 21/10/1982

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 574269

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Caledonia Engineering Works, McDowall Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire (Renfrewshire council area) This was a general engineering works founded in 1868 by AF Craig. It incorporated a foundry and boiler works, and developed various specialities, including plant for the shale-oil and petroleum industries, sugar machinery, and carpet looms. This view shows a small slotting machine by Loudon Brothers, Johnstone, in the textile machinery department. It was used for cutting keyways in machine parts. The machine is at first-floor level, a survival from 19th century practice. The works closed in 1982, and has since been dismantled. It was the last large engineering works in Paisley. It contained a number of Scottish-made tools, some of which have been preserved at the Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H82/14/6

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/574269

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