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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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MacIntyre, A.S. & Co Ltd
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Chris Harley
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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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Bonnyside Foundry
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National Union of Foundry Workers
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Broomside Foundry (1922) Ltd
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Broomside Foundry Co Ltd was established in 1922 on the premises of the Stirlingshire Iron Co (which went into liquidation). The company went into liquidation in 1996.
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Boghead Foundry Co Ltd
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David Milne
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Moulder at Bo'ness Iron Works, 1979
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Robert Ross
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Amalgamated Union of Engineering & Foundry Workers
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Established in 1967 by the amalgamation of the Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers of Great Britain and Ireland and the Amalgamated Engineering Union. Joined with the Draughtsman and Allied Technician's Association and the Constructional Engineering Union in 1971 to form the AUEW.
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