Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 165,111 pages of information and 246,466 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Pumpherston Oil Co

From Graces Guide

of 135 Buchanan Street, Glasgow

1883 The company was registered on 3 November, to acquire certain properties on leases for 31 years. [1]

1905 Two directors were Archibald and William Fraser who took over the Wanlockhead lead mines

1919 The shale oil companies, including Pumpherston Oil, were amalgamated as Scottish Oils

1936 Scottish Oils was one of the UK's suppliers of petrol[2].


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Sources of Information

  1. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  2. The Times, 27 January 1936