Paisley, Ferguslie Thread Mills, Mill No.1, 1st Flat; Interior View of single drum carding machine at E end of S side, 1st flat
SC 574455
Description Paisley, Ferguslie Thread Mills, Mill No.1, 1st Flat; Interior View of single drum carding machine at E end of S side, 1st flat
Date 20/1/1984
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 574455
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 is a view showing a single-drum finishing carding machine in the annexe to number one spinning mill. This completed the process of making the fibres of cotton parallel to each other prior to drawing and spinning. By 1984 the works was being run down to closure. The site has since been almost completely cleared, and developed for housing. Plans to adapt number one spinning mill into flats proved abortive. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H84/10/8
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