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Hamilton, Caldwell and Sons

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Scotia Leather Works, 108 Boden Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow

1876 The Scotia Leather Works was burned to the ground, with property to the value of between £10,000 and £15,000 destroyed.[1]

1883 A fire occurred in a warehouse adjacent to the main factory, which resulted in the destruction of a large stock of finished leather of an estimated value of around £6,000.[2]

1906 Hamilton, Caldwell and Sons Limited was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £100,000, to acquire as a going concern the business carried on by Hamilton, Caldwell and Sons, tanners, curriers and leather merchants.[3]

1928 The company went into voluntary liquidation.[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ Edinburgh Evening News 24 November 1876
  2. ↑ Edinburgh Evening News 3 December 1883
  3. ↑ The Scotsman 17 March 1906
  4. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/14448/page/640
  • National Records of Scotland BT2/6126
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