Perth, 1 Mill Street, Pullar's Dyeworks; Interior View of dyeing machines
SC 612800
Description Perth, 1 Mill Street, Pullar's Dyeworks; Interior View of dyeing machines
Date 17/6/1968
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 612800
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Carpet-dyeing machines, Pullar's Dyeworks, Perth, Perth & Kinross Pullar's Dyeworks was established in the mid-19th century, and the works in Kinnoull Street was built from 1865. As time went on laundering, dry-cleaning and carpet brushing were added to the basic dyeing business. The works was the largest of its kind in Scotland for many years. These were two of a number of such machines in the works, used for dyeing carpets for domestic customers. The long barrow on the left was used for moving the carpets around the works. Note the stone-slabbed floor: dyeing is a very wet business. Machines of this type were common in the dyeing business, but were normally used for dyeing cloth in the piece. Pullar's works probably had the largest carpet dyeing business in Scotland. The rise in availability of cheap fitted carpets brought an end to the business. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H68/478/2D
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