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[[image:JD 06 2022 Newport 1.jpg|thumb|Milepost in Newport, Fife, marked 'Alexr Russell 1824 Kirkaldy Foundry'. Note spelling of Kirkcaldy]] | |||
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1825-6 Listed in Pigot's Directory as Iron Founders: Alex. Russell, Kirkcaldy foundry, High Street. Note: also listed: [[Robert Russsell]], Phoenix foundry, High Street. | |||
1840 Advert: 'FOR SALE. HIGH-PRESSURE CRANK-ENGINE, of Six Horses Power, suitable for a Thrashing-Mill, or other purposes. Diameter of Cylinder, 10 1/2 inches; Length of Stroke, 20 inches; Boiler, 15 feet long, and 3 feet 6 inches diameter. <br>To be seen at Alex. Russell & Sons, Engineers. <br>N.B. All kinds of large and small Machinery, Steam- Engines, &c., executed in the most substantial manner. <br>Kirkaldy Foundery, 28th July 1840. <ref>Fife Herald - Thursday 6 August 1840</ref> | 1840 Advert: 'FOR SALE. HIGH-PRESSURE CRANK-ENGINE, of Six Horses Power, suitable for a Thrashing-Mill, or other purposes. Diameter of Cylinder, 10 1/2 inches; Length of Stroke, 20 inches; Boiler, 15 feet long, and 3 feet 6 inches diameter. <br>To be seen at Alex. Russell & Sons, Engineers. <br>N.B. All kinds of large and small Machinery, Steam- Engines, &c., executed in the most substantial manner. <br>Kirkaldy Foundery, 28th July 1840. <ref>Fife Herald - Thursday 6 August 1840</ref> | ||
1848 'Launch — Kirkcaldy, Aug. 30.- A powerful new iron steam dredging vessel, for the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company, was launched from Messrs. Alex. Russell and Sons’, engineers, yard, here, this afternoon.'<ref>Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 2 September 1848</ref> | |||
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[[Category: Stationary Steam Engines]] | [[Category: Stationary Steam Engines]] | ||
[[Category: Iron Founders]] | [[Category: Iron Founders]] | ||
[[Category: Ship Builders]] | |||
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of Kirkcaldy
1825-6 Listed in Pigot's Directory as Iron Founders: Alex. Russell, Kirkcaldy foundry, High Street. Note: also listed: Robert Russsell, Phoenix foundry, High Street.
1840 Advert: 'FOR SALE. HIGH-PRESSURE CRANK-ENGINE, of Six Horses Power, suitable for a Thrashing-Mill, or other purposes. Diameter of Cylinder, 10 1/2 inches; Length of Stroke, 20 inches; Boiler, 15 feet long, and 3 feet 6 inches diameter.
To be seen at Alex. Russell & Sons, Engineers.
N.B. All kinds of large and small Machinery, Steam- Engines, &c., executed in the most substantial manner.
Kirkaldy Foundery, 28th July 1840. [1]
1848 'Launch — Kirkcaldy, Aug. 30.- A powerful new iron steam dredging vessel, for the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company, was launched from Messrs. Alex. Russell and Sons’, engineers, yard, here, this afternoon.'[2]