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View from NW showing chimneys, tank and part of works On-line Digital Images SC 712760 Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland View from NW showing chimneys, tank and part of works 25/7/1969 Item Level
View from N showing part of WNW front On-line Digital Images SC 712762 Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland View from N showing part of WNW front 25/7/1969 Item Level
Oblique aerial view centred on the paper mill, taken from the NW. On-line Digital Images DP 032902 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Oblique aerial view centred on the paper mill, taken from the NW. 9/7/2007 Item Level
Oblique aerial view centred on the town and paper mill, taken from the SW. On-line Digital Images DP 032903 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Oblique aerial view centred on the town and paper mill, taken from the SW. 9/7/2007 Item Level
Oblique aerial view centred on the town and paper mill, taken from the SSW. On-line Digital Images DP 032904 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Oblique aerial view centred on the town and paper mill, taken from the SSW. 9/7/2007 Item Level
Oblique aerial view centred on the town and paper mill, taken from the SE. On-line Digital Images DP 032905 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Oblique aerial view centred on the town and paper mill, taken from the SE. 9/7/2007 Item Level
Oblique aerial view centred on the paper mill, taken from the E. On-line Digital Images DP 032906 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Oblique aerial view centred on the paper mill, taken from the E. 9/7/2007 Item Level
Oblique aerial view centred on the aper mill, taken from the NE. On-line Digital Images DP 032907 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Oblique aerial view centred on the aper mill, taken from the NE. 9/7/2007 Item Level
Oblique aerial view centred on the old bridge, rail bridge and new road bridge, taken from the SE. On-line Digital Images DP 032910 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Oblique aerial view centred on the old bridge, rail bridge and new road bridge, taken from the SE. 9/7/2007 Item Level
Oblique aerial view centred on the old bridge, rail bridge and new road bridge, taken from the NE. On-line Digital Images DP 032911 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Oblique aerial view centred on the old bridge, rail bridge and new road bridge, taken from the NE. 9/7/2007 Item Level
General oblique aerial view of Leuchars airfield with the paper mill at Guardbridge in the foreground, taken from the SW. On-line Digital Images DP 050765 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital General oblique aerial view of Leuchars airfield with the paper mill at Guardbridge in the foreground, taken from the SW. 23/7/2008 Item Level
Copy of drawing of Guardbridge paper machine No.6 (known as machine 161) installed in 1952, from Paper and Board Making Machines catalogue of James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh from circa 1956 On-line Digital Images DP 053601 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of drawing of Guardbridge paper machine No.6 (known as machine 161) installed in 1952, from Paper and Board Making Machines catalogue of James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh from circa 1956 1952 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), wet end, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054482 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), wet end, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), tile lined stock chests each 13 feet 10 inches in diameter by 9 feet 3 inches deep and fitted with BELL's AGITATORS motor driven through enclosed worm gearing. Chests support rotary drum Saveall which filters excess whitewater and fibre discharged straight into chests eliminating firbre loss and reduces volume of water in circulation, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054483 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), tile lined stock chests each 13 feet 10 inches in diameter by 9 feet 3 inches deep and fitted with BELL's AGITATORS motor driven through enclosed worm gearing. Chests support rotary drum Saveall which filters excess whitewater and fibre discharged straight into chests eliminating firbre loss and reduces volume of water in circulation, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), vertical type stock pump which draws fom the bottom of the chests and discharges into a constant level headbox ensuring a a steady flow through the plant to the machine. A HOPKINSON consistency Regulator takes care of any stock density variations, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054484 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), vertical type stock pump which draws fom the bottom of the chests and discharges into a constant level headbox ensuring a a steady flow through the plant to the machine. A HOPKINSON consistency Regulator takes care of any stock density variations, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), High Speed Refiners clear the stock. These units are manufactured by JBS under licence from ED JONES and Sons, Co., Pittsfield, USA and Drum Strainers made by JBS allowed the final screening of the stock to ensure good wire formation. The drums are 3 feet in diameter, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054485 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), High Speed Refiners clear the stock. These units are manufactured by JBS under licence from ED JONES and Sons, Co., Pittsfield, USA and Drum Strainers made by JBS allowed the final screening of the stock to ensure good wire formation. The drums are 3 feet in diameter, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), No.1 High Speed Refiner driven by a 60 H.P. motor at 960 r.p.m., from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054486 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), No.1 High Speed Refiner driven by a 60 H.P. motor at 960 r.p.m., from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), 'Leith Walk' patent vertical type Shake Motion and is driven through Vee ropes by a variable speed commutator motor, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054487 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), 'Leith Walk' patent vertical type Shake Motion and is driven through Vee ropes by a variable speed commutator motor, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), a double VEE tapered breast box of stainless steel and adjustable deckle head with flexible slice control of the flow of stock to the wire. The table rolls and underwire rolls are equipped with sealed ball bearings, as are the deckle pulleys. Three AQUAIR vacuum pumps, two LEITH WALK centrifugal pumps for back water and couch pit trimmings, together with a copper air receiver are installed at the back of the machine, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054489 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), a double VEE tapered breast box of stainless steel and adjustable deckle head with flexible slice control of the flow of stock to the wire. The table rolls and underwire rolls are equipped with sealed ball bearings, as are the deckle pulleys. Three AQUAIR vacuum pumps, two LEITH WALK centrifugal pumps for back water and couch pit trimmings, together with a copper air receiver are installed at the back of the machine, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), 'MILLSPAUGH' Suction Couch Roll and adjustable blow roll. To facilitate wire changing, the breast and guide rolls area arranged to be carried by removable light alloy brackets on top of the couch roll housing, these being cantilevered while the new wire is placed in position and the breast roll returned to its orginal position by the overhead crane. The Dandy is of the driven type and is electronically controlled, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054490 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), 'MILLSPAUGH' Suction Couch Roll and adjustable blow roll. To facilitate wire changing, the breast and guide rolls area arranged to be carried by removable light alloy brackets on top of the couch roll housing, these being cantilevered while the new wire is placed in position and the breast roll returned to its orginal position by the overhead crane. The Dandy is of the driven type and is electronically controlled, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), the Dandy is of the driven type and is electronically controlled, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054491 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), the Dandy is of the driven type and is electronically controlled, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), Wet Press Section comprises two presses, the first being the straight through suction type with 'Millspaugh' Suction Roll and the second, a plain reversing press. Both the top granite rollers are carried in roller bearings in spherical housings. The cast-steel levers supporting these rolls are equipped with double acting air cylinders for applying pressure as well as raising clear when changing felts, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054492 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), Wet Press Section comprises two presses, the first being the straight through suction type with 'Millspaugh' Suction Roll and the second, a plain reversing press. Both the top granite rollers are carried in roller bearings in spherical housings. The cast-steel levers supporting these rolls are equipped with double acting air cylinders for applying pressure as well as raising clear when changing felts, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), Hollow Section Cylinder Framing on Drying Cylinders for ease of cleaning and clean outline. The drying cylinders are 5 feet in diameter and are fitted with large capacity, collar-oiling type bearing blocks. The dry felt rolls are PHOENITE covered and run in ball bearing housings. Six felt drying cylinders in corrosion-resisting steel are fitted for the first three top and botton dry felts. The vapour absorption plant supplied by the STURTEVANT ENGINNERING COMPANY LIMITED employs the hollow cylinder framing instead of outside ducting  and the hood is of aluminium panelling, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054493 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), Hollow Section Cylinder Framing on Drying Cylinders for ease of cleaning and clean outline. The drying cylinders are 5 feet in diameter and are fitted with large capacity, collar-oiling type bearing blocks. The dry felt rolls are PHOENITE covered and run in ball bearing housings. Six felt drying cylinders in corrosion-resisting steel are fitted for the first three top and botton dry felts. The vapour absorption plant supplied by the STURTEVANT ENGINNERING COMPANY LIMITED employs the hollow cylinder framing instead of outside ducting and the hood is of aluminium panelling, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level
Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), Size Immersion Bath and Press. Sizing Unit is followed by  three sparred drums which are built up from cast-iron cylinders and longitudinal copper tubes, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' On-line Digital Images DP 054494 RCAHMS digital photography Copy of photograph of paper making machine (no.6), Size Immersion Bath and Press. Sizing Unit is followed by three sparred drums which are built up from cast-iron cylinders and longitudinal copper tubes, from the JB&S Machine 161 catalogue, James Bertram and Son Ltd, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, circa 1953. The catalogue describes and illustrates some of the features of the No 161 machine 'recently installed at the well known Mill of Guard Bridge Paper Co Ltd, Fife , Scotland designed with the co-operation of the Mill Staff especially for the economical production of the highest quality papers...' c. 1953 Item Level