Description

Approximately 169 undated black and white glass negatives showing images associated with the Scottish Shale Oil Industry. Most of the images are undated. The box is divided into sections: A: Early Retort Diagrams (Young and allied types); B: Mining (empty); C: Crude Works (old), top of bench charging operation, tipping spent shale, bench under construction, condensers under construction, experimental retort, diagram of Naphtha plant, diagram of retort temps; D: Westwood; general view of works, bench, shale breaker, shale elevator, shale feed, shale discharge, disposal conveyor, condensers, retort diagram, etc.; E: Oil Works and Refinery, Old and Historical; F: Refinery, general view, distillation column, etc.; G: Wax: diagram of wax extraction plant, etc.; H: Sulphate of Ammonia; K: Bricks and Candles, plant diagram, spent shale face, brick press, etc.; J: Grangemouth (empty); L: Miscellaneous, James Young Portrait, Pumpherston Canteen, Local Gusher, interior of canteen, baths, lockers, bus, early delivery horse tank; M: Detergent, view of plant, bottle filling, barrel filling and despatch, etc.; N: Sundry Tables, shale retorting scheme, dunnet shale analysis, sundry shale oil analysis, etc.; P: Graphs; R: Diagrams; S: Burngrange Fire. Scottish Oils Limited

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