Interior photographs [10] of Rockwell Works, Dundee, showing process of cropping, spool winding, weaving, tarpaulin manufacture, and photographs of calendar and Schweitzer cop machine. 1956.

• Reference:GB 254 MS 66/9/5/4
• Dates of Creation:1956-1968
• Name of Creator:
  Sidlaw Industries Ltd
• Physical Description:
  10 photographs

• Scope and Content

  ROCKWELL WORKS; Spool winding from hanks on FRACA machine. Female worker. ROCKWELL WORKS; Cop winding on SCHWEITER cop machine. ROCKWELL WORKS;"Weaving" Female worker. ROCKWELL WORKS; Calendering on machine made by ROBERTSON & ORCHAR LTD., Dundee 1919. Worker (WAKE, (GEORGE)). ROCKWELL WORKS; Cropping canvas. Worker (THOMAS, (DICK)). ROCKWELL WORKS; Canvas for dispatch in calender., or canvas warehouse. KINNAIRD WORKS; Sewing tarpaulin. Workers. KINNAIRD WORKS; Attaching ropes to tarpaulin. Workers. JAMAICA WORKS; Sewing hemp coke sacks for NORTH THAMES GAS BOARD. Female worker. Also includes photograph of the Hon. Abram Landa, Agent-General for New South Wales, with members of the Flax Spinners and Manufacturers Association of Great Britain in Dundee after a three day tour of linen firms. 1968

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Jute Industries Ltd was formed as a result of the amalgamation of many of the Dundee jute companies including Cox Brothers (Camperdown Works), Gilroy and Sons (Tay Works) and J and A D Grimond (Bowbridge Works), and was registered as a limited company in England in 1920.
  It changed its name to Sidlaw Industries Ltd in 1971 and to Sidlaw Group plc in 1981. Over the years the company moved away from jute into other interests. As of 2020 the company is still registered as active and is based in Bristol.

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• Note

  Jute Industries Ltd was formed as a result of the amalgamation of many of the Dundee jute companies including Cox Brothers (Camperdown Works), Gilroy and Sons (Tay Works) and J and A D Grimond (Bowbridge Works), and was registered as a limited company in England in 1920.
  It changed its name to Sidlaw Industries Ltd in 1971 and to Sidlaw Group plc in 1981. Over the years the company moved away from jute into other interests. As of 2020 the company is still registered as active and is based in Bristol.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Photograph

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Jennifer Johnstone, Assistant Archivist, February 2010

• Conditions Governing Use

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• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published