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Currie, Lanark Road West, Kinauld Leather Works

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General view of SW elevation. The lower ground in which the red car is sitting is the infilled lade. The building to the right an earlier mill building now used for administration and storage.
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View looking NW with rear of what was the original early 19th century mill building, now Administration block above the Drystore and Tanyard (right). The extreme left building is a later addition to the 2 storey building in the centre of the image.
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View of remains of lade as it runs along bottom of SW elevation.
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Interior. Tanyard. Preparation of hides prior to tanning. View of Fleshing Machine which removes fat and tissue from the underside of the hide. Fleshing also helps to 'relax' the skins and removes other remaining hair and roots from thre uppermost surface of the hide.
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Interior. Tanyard. Preparation of hides prior to tanning. View of Washing Drum No. 8 where dirt-soaked and limed skins are washed prior to Fleshing.
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Interior. Main Building, 4th Floor/top flat. Goat skins hanging from tenter hooks.
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Interior. Main Building, Stair landing between floors 1 and 2 showing original wooden windows from glue factory period of building.
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Interior. Tanyard, looking N. Drums made of wood and mounted horizontally on aa axle are used for tanning the hides.
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Interior. Main Building, ground floor. Shaving Area. Machinery here used for mechanically dry
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Copy of view of Kinauld Leather Works. Undated.
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Copy of view of Kinauld Leather Works. Undated.
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Edinburgh, Lanark Road West, Works View from NW showing NNW and WSW fronts
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View looking S along infilled lade. The lade originally entered the building at NT 17531 67391.
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Interior. Main Building, ground floor. Shaving Area. Tanning Process. View of Sammying Machine which removes excess moisture from the lightly tanned, or 'crust' skins. Note the 'horse' behind the operator which is used to allow 'hydrogen bonding'. The skins are left on the horse for 2 or 3 days prior to Sammying.
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Interior. Main Building, first floor. Front Finishing Drying Area. Dyed hides hung up on tenters to be dried.
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Interior. Main Building, 4th floor/Top Flat. Goat skins hanging from tenter hooks.
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Interior. Main Building, ground floor. Drying area. Tanned and dyed skins being applied to the drying glass using wallpaper paste. The skins then go through the oven to be dried. Finishing is then carried out.
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Interior. Main Building, 1st floor. Finishing.
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Currie, Lanark Road West, Kinauld Leather Works: Water-wheel detail; Section through the water-wheel pit looking onto wheel and Section Y-Y1 looking onto wheel centre with cut down arms
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View looking NW. Original Balerno Mill buildings (left), currently the Pig Store and Dry Store and the covered Tanyard (green doors) beyond.
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Interior. Tanyard. Preparation of hides prior to tanning. View of Fleshing Machine which removes fat and tissue from the underside of the hide. Fleshing also helps to 'relax' the skins and removes other remaining hair and roots from the uppermost surface of the hide. Note the fleshings flowing out the bottom of the machine.
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Interior. Main Building, 3rd floor. Crust Warehouse. Stocks of imported crust goat hides from India. Sorting of hides also takes place in this space after they have been dried on the Top Flat (4th Floor).
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View of N elevation of Tanyard. See skins 'horsed up' at the thresh-hold.
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Interior. Tanyard. Scudding being carried out on bated skin.
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