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Merchiston Foundry Ltd
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Established in 1911 at Burnbank by William, James and Robert Walker. Premises moved to Smith St, Bainsford in 1946. Closed in 1985
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John Telfer
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John Telfer (1835-1915) was born in Newton Mearns, moved with family to Falkirk. Patternmaker at Falkirk Foundry then apprentice engineer, worked in Glasgow then Grangemouth on the screw steamer Elf. Ironturner with Smith Fullerton & Co, Camelon Foundry, foreman for ten years at Kilns then foreman at Castlelaurie Foundry. In 1886 transferred to assistant manager at Falkirk Foundry, then Manager of Castlelaurie Foundry. Retired c. 1904 when "Being exceedingly fond of photography they presented him with a valuable camera on his retiral" (Falkirk Herald July 22 1908) Set up "Telfer's Choir". Studied Tonic Sol-fa in 1866. and then set up the Falkirk Tonic Sol-fa Association and appointed conductor. Precentor in Grahamston Church (appointed by the Baird Trust). Also member of the Falkirk Building Society committee, member of the Sir John de Graeme Lodge of Oddfellows, member of Free Library Committee, Falkirk Burns Club and the Council of the Natural History and Archaeology Society. Baptist. Politically was a Unionist. Assumed to be same John Telfer as photographer of P713.
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Bo'ness Iron Co
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Established in 1900 by James D Moir and Provost Stewart. Operated from Dock Foundry,60-62 Union St, Bo'ness. The site was previously used by Bo'ness Pottery and by Bo'ness Foundry. The company was taken over by Dorada Engineering Ltd in 1975.
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Strang, Alex & Associates
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C H F Nimmo
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MacIntyre, A.S. & Co Ltd
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Chris Harley
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Elspie
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The Dr Elspie Trust owned property in Weir St, Falkirk
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A Mitchell
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Architect
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Robert Gourlay Dick Hood
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RGD Hood was a professional photographer with studios at 12 Talbot St Grangemouth and 99 North St, Bo'ness. He was born on 22 February 1876 at 180 Comely Park St, Glasgow and died on 20 November 1960 at Woodscot Hospital, Stonehaven (source: GROS)
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Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers
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The Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers was established on 1 July 1946 with the amalgamation of the Ironfounding Workers Association and the National Union of Foundry Workers of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1967 it became part of the Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers .
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Taylor, R & Co Ltd
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Tayforth Foundry was owned by R Taylor & Co Ltd, founded in 1920. Originally it produced marine, mining and general engineering castings. From 1939 to 1962 they produced Tayco boilers and in 1976 the company merged with Forth Alloys Ltd of Cumbernauld. In 1968 they became the first company in Scotland to use an electric furnace. As gas central heating ate into the market for solid fuel boilers the foundry concentrated in castings for the automotive industry.
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Lion Foundry Co Ltd
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The Lion Foundry Co was an iron foundry based in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. The company was incorporated in 1893 with the registration number SC002465. These catalogues were acquired as examples of ironfounding products.
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Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers of Great Britain & Ireland
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The Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers was formed by an amalgamation of the National Union of Foundry Workers of Great Britain and Ireland, (est 1920) the Ironfounding Workers Association (est. 1889) and the United Metal Founders' Society (est. 1890). Amalgamated with the Amalgamated Engineering Union in 1967 to form the Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers
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Comelybank Foundry Co
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Comelybank Foundry Co was established in Denny by James Wright in 1892. It was taken over in 1980 by Vigour Way Investments.
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Callendar Abbots Foundry Co Ltd
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Subsidiary of Allied Ironfounders. Formed by merger of Callendar Iron Co and Abbots Foundry
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Broomridge Foundry
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Started by Samuel Longbotham, formerly a pattern plate maker at Smith & Wellstood. The foundry was closed in 1976 by the Factory Inspectorate. See MSC survey
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Forthbank Foundry Co
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Foundry operated by D Ballantine & Sons until 1871. Thereafter, set up by Co-partnery Contract between Joseph Crosthwaite (Union Foundry, Falkirk), John Johnston (Merchant, Bo'ness) and Robert J Jamieson (Solicitor and Town Clerk, Bo'ness) in 1871.
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Springfield Foundry Co
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Pendleton & Scotia, Foundry
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