(Note – SBH – Is this the same George Smith that at one time operated the Caledonia Brickfield, Paisley ?).
1854 – Albert Plumbago Crucible Works, Fauldhouse Street, Rutherglen Road, Glasgow established (As detailed on an 1893 letterhead/invoice).
04/05/1861 – Perry’s Bankrupt Gazette – Scotch partnerships dissolved – A.G Baxter and George Smith, Crucible manufacturers, Glasgow. 24th April. Debts by Smith.
29/07/1880 – Glasgow Evening Post – George Smith, Crucible manufacturer, Glasgow applies to erect buildings in Fauldhouse Street.
19/10/1892 – Edinburgh Evening News – The personal estate of the late Mr George Smith, Crucible manufacturer, Glasgow who resided at Holborn, Dumbreck, has been returned at £14,900.
30/09/1893 – George Smith, Crucible manufacturer, Albert Plumbago Crucible Works, Fauldhouse Street, Rutherglen Road, Glasgow. (As detailed on an 1893 letterhead/invoice).
Vesuvius Crucible Works, Brown Road, Newmilns, East Ayrshire. Canmore Below – 1949 – 1969 – Side by side map showing the works from the air on the right and its location on the old railway sidings. 11/1963 – Refractories Journal – The Vesuvius Crucible Company of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA are to locate a new factory…
Canmore It was in operation from the late 18th century (before 1797) and transported brick from a harbour located on the Forth near the works. It seems to have ceased operation in 1916. 14/04/1804 – Caledonian Mercury – To be let land including the tileworks at Throsk presently owned by Mr Deas, lying close to…
1850 – Ferguslie Fireclay Works started. 1851 – 1852 – David Buchannan, Foreman, Ferguslie Fire Brickwork (Page 23). 1851 – 1852 – James Craig & Co. fire-brick, drain, and roofing tile makers, Greenock Road, and Ferguslie Fire Brickworks, Millarston. (Page 30). Below – 1852 – Advert for James Craig & Co, Caledonian Brick and Tile Works…
