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Preview	Category	Catalogue Number	Collection	Title	Date	Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1308385		View of new wire-cloth loom, United Wire Works, Granton, Edinburgh, in 1977.	31/1/1977	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1308386	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	Interior view showing detail of typical loom (showing beam made up of separate reels) in Small-loom Weaving Department, United Wire Works, Granton, Edinburgh.	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1308581	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from E showing disused office block (left), and W end of Broadloom Department (right).	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390464	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from E showing Broadloom Department (right), and packing, finishing and disused office block (left)	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390465	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from NNE of former Central Packing Department (once part of Broadloom Division)	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390466	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from ESE along S side of Broadloom Department	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390467	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from NE of E corner of disused office block, and former Broadloom Division's South Bay (to left), which also previously incorporated finishing activity	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390468	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from S showing blocks (both right and left) which formerly housed expanded units of the Broadloom Weaving Division (including finishing), used latterly for warehousing and general storage	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390469	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from NW of former central packing department, previously part of the Broadloom Division	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390471	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from W showing disused office block (right), Broadloom Weaving Department (left), and former Madelvic Car Factory (including pend) in distance	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390472	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from SE of Wire Division, showing North Mill, with boiler house and chimney in background. The mill draws mostly brass rod into wire	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390473	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from E along S side of North Mill of Wire Division	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390474	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from N of E side of Wire Division's South Mill, in which the foundry and annealing departments are located. This unit produces rod, which is then taken to the North Mill to be drawn into wire	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390475	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from NE of N end of Wire Division's South Mill, in which the foundry and annealing departments are located. This unit produces rod, which is then taken to the North Mill to be drawn into wire	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390476	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from S between Wire Division's North Mill (left) and W end of Broadloom Department (right), with boiler house chimney in the background	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390477	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from S of E gable of boiler house, and of circular-section brick-built boiler-house chimney	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390478	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from NE of N side of Wire Division's North Mill (wire-drawing)	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390479	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from NE along N side of Wire Division's North Mill, also showing water tank	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390480	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from SW along N side of Wire Division's North Mill, also showing water tank	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390481	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	View from SW of W end and S side of Wire Division's North Mill (wire drawing)	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390482	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	Elevated view from SE of S end of Wire Division's South Mill (housing the foundry and annealing department)	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390484	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	General view from SE of small-loom Weaving Shop, housing the production of wire cloth and screening products (built in 1964). In June 2001, all weaving production moved to this building	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390488	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	Interior. General view within Broadloom Weaving Department, showing rows of broad looms (many with 20-foot beams). These were part of the Paper Trade Products section, and produced wire cloth much of which was used to produce calender drums for paper making machines	9/7/2001	Item Level
	On-line Digital Images	SC 1390489	Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu	Interior. Detailed view of typical loom in Broadloom Department	9/7/2001	Item Level