View from W showing part of WSW front

Description View from W showing part of WSW front

Date 1/8/1966

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

Catalogue Number SC 679497

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Victoria Box Works, Mauchline, East Ayrshire This building was constructed in the late 18th century, for making wooden snuffboxes, with so-called 'secret' hinges. It later made other wooden goods, mainly for the tourist trade, such as napkin rings, string holders, and cigarette boxes. This shows the building from the south-west, hemmed in by other buildings. The closely-spaced windows on the upper floor presumably lit the workbenches of individual craftspeople. The cheese-like objects on the left are granite blanks for the manufacture of curling stones. In 1966 the box factory was being used as a store by Andrew Kay & Co, Scotland's only firm of curling stone makers, and world leaders in this field. In the 19th century the wooden 'Mauchline Ware' had a comparable reputation. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H35/66/24/13

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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap