Paisley, Ferguslie Thread Mills, No. 3 Spinning Mill; Interior View of the 'change gears' at the end of a spinning machine, 3rd flat
SC 574360
Description Paisley, Ferguslie Thread Mills, No. 3 Spinning Mill; Interior View of the 'change gears' at the end of a spinning machine, 3rd flat
Date 10/1/1984
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 574360
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Ferguslie Mills, Paisley, Renfrewshire (Renfrewshire council area) Ferguslie Mills were founded in 1826 by James Coats as a cotton thread works. It became one of the largest thread mills in the world, and the firm of J and P Coats dominated the world sewing-thread industry for many years. This view shows the end of one of the ring-spinning frames on the third floor of number three spinning mill, showing the gearing which drove the rollers and spindles. This could be adjusted to make yarn of different thicknesses. By 1984 the works was being run down to closure. The site has since been almost completely cleared, and developed for housing. The gatehouses are virtually all that is left of this vast complex. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H84/4/10
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/574360
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution: © HES. Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume
Licence Type: Permission to Reproduce
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]