INDEX OF FIRMS (1891)
A.
“Acme” Patent Gas Engine
Adams, Stephen and Co., Glass Stainers and
Decorators
Albany Academy
Albion Albumenizing Co.
Albion Crescent School
Alexander, Burt & Co., Engineers, Iron and Brass Founders
Algie, Matthew and Co., Wholesale Tea
Merchants, Importers, and Shippers
Allison, John, Draper and Clothier, Ardrossan
Anderson, Robert, Letterpress Printer
B.
Ballantine, Geo. and Son, Wine Merchants
Ballantyne and Drummond, Merchant
Tailors
Barbour, David and Co., Chenille and
Tapestry Manufacturers
Barnet and Co., Upholsterers, Trimming
Manufacturers and Warehousemen
Barr, R. F., Aerated Water Manufacturer
Barr, William, Bathwell Tannery, Beith, Ayrshire
Belgravia College
Blacklock and MacArthur, Manufacturers
of White Lead, White Zinc, Paints, Colours & Varnishes ; Oil Merchants &
Refiners
Blackwood, James and Son, Merchant
Tailors
Blackwood, John and Son, Bleach Works
Blair, Campbell and McLean, Scotland
Street Copper Works
Blair, Thomas, Cab and Carriage Hirer, Omnibus
Proprietor, Job and Post Master, and Funeral Undertaker
Bow’s Emporium, Warehousemen
Braby, Frederick and Co. Ltd.,
Eclipse Iron Works
Bratby and Hinchcliffe Ltd., Aerated
Water Engineers
Brisbane Arms Hotel, Largs
Briton, A., Boot Maker
Brown, Andrew, Rope and Twine Manufacturer
Bryce, A. S., Oil Merchant and Drysalter
Buchan and Petrie, Fairfield Drapery Mansion
House
Buchanan, J. and Co., Coachbuilders
Buchanan, John and Brothers, Makers
of Confections, Preserves, and Peels (Wholesale and Export)
C.
Caledonia Cabinet & Chair Works, Beith
Cameron, Charles, Registered Plumber and
Gasfitter
Cameron, Thomas, Boot Upper Manufacturer
Campbell, Achnach, and Co.,
Waterproof and India-rubber Manufacturers
Campbell-Blair Mr., Tea and Wine Merchant
and Family Grocer
Campbell and Breckenridge, Painters
and Decorators
Campbell, J. and W., Turkey-Red Dyers
Campbell, J. and W. and Co.,
Warehousemen
Campbell, John and Son, Glass Bottle
Manufacturers
Campbell, R. and Co., Brass Founders
Chalmers, Hugh, Fancy Paper and Drapers’ Box
Manufacturer
Christie, William, Tobacco-pipe Manufacturer
City of Glasgow
Leather Belting Manufactory, Belting & Cleaning Waste Manufactory
Clark and Co., Drapers, Largs
Clark, W. and Son Tin and Coppersmiths
Cockburn, Brothers, St. James’ Iron Works
Cochran, A. and R., St. Rollox Flint Glass Works
Cochran, James and Son, Grain, Hay, and
Straw Merchants
Coltness Iron Co. Ltd.
Copland and Lye, Warehousemen
Couper, James and Sons, Manufacturers of
Globes and Shades for Gas, Oil, and Electric Lighting
Crawford Brothers, Flax Spinners, Patent
Linen Thread and Shoe Thread Manufacturers, Beith
Crawford, John, Produce Importer and Commission
Merchant
Cron, Brothers, and Co., Wholesale Tea
Merchants
Cruickshank, J. and E., Wholesale Stationers
D.
Dalrymple, George and Co., Home Brewery
Daly, James and Co., General Drapers and
Outfitters
Davidson Junior and Davidson,
Wholesale Tea Dealers
Davis, Ovinius, Photographic Artist
Dawson and McNicoll, Merchant Tailors &
Outfitters
Dawson, Peter, Distiller and Whisky Merchant
Devon Bank School for the Education of Young
Ladies
Dixon, William Ltd., Coal and Iron Master
Dobbie, C. L. and Son, Ship, Ornamental, and
Architectural Carvers and Gilders
Donaldson Brothers, Shipowners
Donaldson, R. and Son, Pianoforte and Music
Sellers
Dove, John, Basket, Perambulator and Invalids’
Carriage Manufacturer
Dove, John and Sons, Wholesale and Export
Bottlers, Aerated Water Manufacturers
E.
Eastwood Beetling Co., Bleachers, Dyers,
and Finishers
Edward, Davison and Co., Gentlemen’s
Outfitters
Edwards, J. and Co., The Western Cycle Works
Edwards, Matthew, Optician and Mathematical
Instrument Maker
Eglinton Hotel, Ardrossan
Elder, James, Wholesale Warehouseman
F.
Ferguson, J. and A., Wholesale Tea Dealers,
Wine Merchants, and Grocers
Fletcher and McPhie, Glaziers, Glass
Merchants, and Importers of Memorial Wreaths
Forrest and Son, Show-card and Advertising
Tablet Manufacturers, General Shop Furnishers
Forrester and Forrester, Mineral Water
Manufacturers and Bottlers
Forsyth, Miller, and Co., Cast-Malleable
and Steel Founders
Forsyth, Peter and Son, Handsewn Bootmakers
Frazer and Green, Pharmaceutical Chemists
Frazer, Ross, and Co., Clothing Manufacturers
French, Robert, Wholesale Hardware Merchant,
Importer of French and German Goods
G.
Galbraith and Winton,
General Marble Contractors
Gardiner, J. and J., Manufacturers of Dining
Room, Drawing Room, and Parlour Furniture, Beith
Garnkirk Fire Clay Co.
Gateside Printing Co., Silk, Wool and
Calico Printers
Gibson, Robert, Bookseller
Gibson, William and Co., Importers of
Corks and Corkwood, Manufacturers of Corks and Cork Floats
Gillies, Brothers, Clock and Model Makers
Gilmore, Mrs. A. and Son, Wholesale and
Retail Poulterers, Game Dealers, Fish and Ice Merchants
Gilmour, John and Co., Manufacturers of
Bricks and Tiles
Glasgow Academy
Glasgow Clothing Co.
Glasgow and Inverary Steamboat Co.
Ltd.
Glasgow Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.
Glen, R. and Son, Furnishing Ironmongers, Largs
Glenboig Union Fire Clay Co. Ltd.
Gourlay, Robert, Engineer, Iron Founder, and
Manufacturer of Semi-Prismatic and other Lights for Pavements
Grant, Alexander and Co., Cabinet Makers
and Upholsterers, Bedding Manufacturers, Iron Bedstead and Carpet Factors
Grant, Somerville, and Co.,
Manufacturers of Shirtings, Shirts, Slops, &c.
Guthrie, Arthur, Bookseller, Stationer and
Printer, Ardrossan
H.
Hamilton, Alexander, Tea, Coffee, Fruit,
and Spice Merchant
Hamilton James, Dairyman
Hanson, E. and Co., Ship Repairers
Harley and Sons, Fruiterers, Florists, and Seedsmen
Haythorn and Stuart, Engineers and Brass
Founders
Henderson, James, Job Master, Cab and Carriage
Hirer
Heys, Z. and Sons, Textile Producers
Hilliard, W. B. and Sons, Surgical
Mechanists, Makers of Surgical Instruments
Houston, James, Furniture Warehouse
Hunter, Hamilton, and Crawford,
Cabinet and Chair Works, Lochwinnoch
I.
Irving, Brothers, Portmanteau, Trunk, and
Sample-Case Manufacturers
J.
Jamieson and Co., Oil Refiners and Oil Merchants
Jenkins, Duncan, Cab and Carriage Hirer and
Carting Contractor
Johnston and Honeyman, Wholesale Tea and
General Merchants
K.
Kasaama Food Co.
Kay, Thomas and Co., Wrights, Builders,
Packing-case Makers, & Manufacturing Tinsmiths
Kelvinside Ladies’ College
Kerr and Co., Caledonia Foundry
Kerr, Robert and Sons, Foundry and Engine
Works, Glengarrock
Knox, W. and J., Linen Thread Works and Fishing Net
Manufactory, Kilbirnie
L.
Lachlan, James, Butcher
Laird, John and Son, Upholsterers, Cabinet
Makers, Bedding Manufacturers, and Carpet Warehousemen
Langside Academy and Boarding Establishment
Lawrie, Thomas and Son, Dealers in Works
of Art, Decorators, &c.
Lawson, R. and Co., The Trades’ Clothing House
Leitch, William M., Printing and Lithographic
Works
Lewis, W. and R., Rope & Twine Manufacturers
Lightbody, William, Wright and Contractor, Vat and Tun
Builder
Lillie and Russell, Tailors and Habit Makers
Livingston, G. B. and Co., Export
Merchants and General Commission Agents
Lloyd, Workman, and Co., Plumbers, Lead
Merchants, Gasfitting and Sanitary Engineers
London Boot Co., Boots made to Order, Racing
and Hunting Boots
Love, J. W. and Co., Artists’ Colourmen,
Drawing Material Importers, Carvers, Gilders, Picture-frame Makers, & Mounted
Drawing Papers Manufacturers
Low, Archibald, The Partick Brass Foundry Co.
Lyle, James, Manufacturing and Consulting Optician
Mc/Mac
McAlister, John and Sons, Greenbank Sail
Works
MacArthur and Jackson, Oil Manufacturers
MacBrayne, David, Steamship Owner
McCall, James and Son, Wholesale Wine
Merchants
McCall and Stephen, Biscuit Manufacturers
McCord, Robert and Son, Masons, Builders,
& Contractors
McFarlane, James, Currier and Leather Lace
Manufacturer
McFarlane, Archibald and Sons, Wrights,
Builders, and Packing Case Makers
MacFarlane, John and Co., Sailmakers
Macfarlane, Walter and Co.,
Architectural, Sanitary, and Engineering Art Founders
McGeachin, Douglas,
Iron and Steel Merchant and Mill and Colliery Furnisher
McInnes and McLachlan, Gas Heating and
Cooking Apparatus Manufacturers, Lamp Manufacturers, Tinsmiths and Gasfitters
Mackay, T., Junr., Baker, Confectioner and
Purveyor, Largs
McKenzie, D. and J., Plasterers and Modellers
Mackie, J. Winton, Marble Cutter
Mackinlay, John N., Book, Stationery, and
Bible Warehouse
McLachlan, Wm. and Co., Fish Merchants and
Ice Manufacturers
McLaren, Wm. and Sons & Co.,
Merchants & Manufacturers
MacLellan, P. and W. Ltd., Mechanical
Equipment Manufacturers
McLeod, Thomas, Shipping Druggist
MacLeod, William and Co., Metal Merchants,
Contractors for Gas and Water Apparatus, Pipes, and Furnishings
McMillan, S. H. and D., Warehousemen
McNaughtan and Sinclair, Wholesale,
Mercantile, and Export Stationers ; Bookbinders, Paper Rulers, Lithographers,
and Printers
McPherson Brothers, Cutlers
M.
Mabon, A. and Co., Manufacturing Opticians,
Electricians, and Model Makers
Main, Thomas, Mosaic Tile Layer, &c.
Malcolm, Alex, and Co., Mercantile
Stationers, Letterpress Printers & Lithographers
Mann, Byars, and Co., Merchants and
Manufacturers
Manuel and Webster, Italian Warehousemen,
Family Grocers, and Wine Merchants
Martin, Robert and James, Importers,
Flour and Provision Merchants
Martin, W. and J., Tanners, Curriers, Leather
Merchants, and Boot Top Manufacturers
Mason, George and Co., Manufacturers of
Optical, Mathematical, Chemical, Philosophical, and Photographic Instruments
Meikle, William, Slater and Slate Merchant
Melville, Hugh and Co., Roebank Print Works, Beith
Melville and Ross, Tailors and Clothiers
Metallic Art Co., Die and Matrice Makers, and
General Engravers
Miller, David N., Hatter, Hosier, Glover, Shirt
Maker, Military and Police Glove Contractor
Miller, James and Son, Cork Manufacturers
Moncur, John, Wood-turning Works
Montgomerie, John, Family Baker and
Confectioner
Moore, G. and C., Aerated Water Manufacturers and
Bottlers
More, James and Co., Mathematical and
Philosophical Instrument Makers, Opticians, Photographic Chemists and Dealers
Morison, Brothers, Wholesale Stationers,
Drawing Material Importers, Publishers & Booksellers
Morrison, Hugh and Co., Merchant Tailors,
Naval and Military Tailors, & Highland Costumiers
Muir and Houston, Marine Engineers and Boiler
Makers
Muir, John and Son, Tanners, Curriers, and
Fancy Leather Manufacturers, Beith
Muirhead and Grant, Fish, Poultry, and Game
Dealers
Muirhead, Thomas and Co., Silk Mercers
and Warehousemen
Munro, Robert and Co., India Rubber and
Waterproofers
Murchie, Charles, Wine and Ship Store Merchant, Ardrossan
Murdoch, Robert, Mason and Builder
Murray, James and Co., Ship and Steam Ship
Chandlers, Oil Refiners, and Engineers
Murray, John and Son, Oil Merchants and Drysalters
Murray, Thomas and Son, Publishers,
Wholesale Booksellers, and Stationers
N.
Nelmes, H. and Co., Billiard Table Makers
New York Life Insurance Co.
Nicol, Thomas, Quilt Manufacturer
O.
O’Brien, James, Fish Salesman and Auctioneer,
Wholesale Fish and Provision Merchant
P.
Partick Brass Foundry Co.
Paterson, J. M., Fruit, Flower and Vegetable
Warehouse
Paterson’s Chemical Manufacturing Co.
Ltd.
Paton, Brown, and Co., Manufacturers of Dress
Goods, Shirtings, Skirtings, etc., Glengarnock
Pattullo Brothers, Oil Merchants and
Refiners
Paul and Chapman, Oil Merchants and Colour
Manufacturers
Paul, James and Sons, House and Ship
Painters
Pavilion Restaurant
Peacock, R. A. and Son, Bakers, Cooks, and
Confectioners, &c.
Penman, Howard, China Warehouse
Philson and Co., Photographers
Picken, John M., Refreshment Contractor
Pottage, J. C., Homoeopathic Chemist
Purden, John, Lambhill Forge
R.
Ramsay and Ramsay, Silk Mercers
Reid and Co., Fishing Net Manufacturers, Kilbirnie
Riley, Alexander, Merchant Tailor, Hosier, Glover, Shirtmaker,
Home, Colonial, and Foreign Outfitter
Ritchie, Graham, and Milne, Engineers,
Side and Stern Wheel Steamers, Launch, Tug, and Barge Builders
Robb and Smart, Wholesale and Retail Warehousemen
Roberton, James, Funeral Undertaker, Cab and
Carriage Hirer, Job and Post Master
Robertson, John, Coachbuilders
Robertson, M. W. and Co., Avon Steel
Works
Robertson, William, Fishing Tackle Merchant
and Manufacturer
Robley and Co., Ship Store Merchants and Export
Grocers
Ross, H., Umbrella Manufacturer
Rowan and Co., Boys' Outfitters and Merchant
Tailors
Rowat, Alexander and Co., Manufacturers of
Wirework, Wire Cloths, Boiler Tube Brushes & General Wire Merchants
Royal Hotel
Russell and Fullarton, Timber Merchants
and Saw Millers, Ardrossan
S.
Sangster, John, Fringe, Tassel, and Trimming
Manufacturer
Sawers, J. and T., Fishmongers, Ice Merchants, Poulterers,
and Game Dealers
Scott, A. and J., Painters
Scott, Robert, Manufacturing and Wholesale
Jeweller
Sharpe, Andrew, Manufacturer of Brass and Iron
Bedsteads, Copying Presses, and Perambulators
Sharp and Cruickshanks, Plumbers and
Sanitary Engineers
Shaw, Walker, and Co., Ironmongers
Simons, Jacobs, and Co., Fruit Importers
Simpson, J. and R., Booksellers, Stationers, and
Newsagents, Largs
Singer Manufacturing Co., Sewing
Machine Manufacturers
Smith, J. Newbigging and Co., Cabinet
Makers, Upholsterers, and Carpet Warehousemen
Smith, James and John, Manufacturing
Stationers, and Horticultural Printers
Smith, Robert and Co., Globe, Stove, Grate,
and Fender Manufacturers
Smith and Simons, Seed Merchants and Nurserymen
Snodgrass, J. and R., Flour Millers
Spence, David, Spirit Merchant, General and Shop
Outfitter
Spite, Francis and Co. Ltd., Wholesale
and Retail Grocers, Druggists, and Italian Warehousemen
Standard Clothing Co.
Steedman and McAlister, Manufacturers of
Solid Cork Life Buoys, Belts, and Cork Fenders
Steel’s Hotel
Stephens, Alexander and Sons,
Shipbuilders and Marine Engineers
Stevenson and Co., Photographers
Stevenson, Higgins, and Co., Cabinet
and Chair Works, Beith
Stevenson, J. and B., Bakers
Stewart, A. and Co., Masons, Wrights, and
Contractors
Stewart, D. and Co. Ltd., Engineers, Boiler
Makers, Machine Makers
Stewart and Macdonald, Manufacturers and
Wholesale Warehousemen
Stewart, Thomas, Hat and Cap Manufacturer
Stewart and Young, Manufacturing and Export
Confectioners and Preserve Makers
Stirling, Robert M., Cabinet Maker,
Upholsterer, Carpet and Bedding Warehouseman
Strattan and Mackay, Decorative
Upholsterers, Cabinet and Art Furniture Makers
Swan, James G. and Co., Chemical
Manufacturers
T.
Taggart, George and Co., Wholesale Cabinet
and Upholstery Works
Thompson, M. F., Homoeopathic Chemist
Thomson, Archibald and Co., Glasgow
Rope Works
Thomson, James and Son, Clothiers
Thomson, William and Co., Seed, Grain,
and Hay Merchants
U.
United Creameries Ltd.
Ure, John and Sons, Flour Millers
W.
Wallace, James, Carver and Gilder
“Warneuke”, Photographer
Watson,
Peter, Wine Merchant and Italian Warehouseman, Largs
Watt, John & Co., Manufacturers of Herring,
Pilchard, Mackerel, and Shad Nets and Fishing Lines, Kilbirnie
Westbourne Gardens School for the
Education of Young Ladies
White, James, Manufacturer of Electrical
Instruments, Marine and other Appliances
Whiteley’s Business Training College,
School of Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, and Civil Service Academy
Whyte, Thomson, and Co., Nautical
Instrument Makers and Compass Adjusters
Wilkie, Robert, Umbrella, Portmanteau, Bag and
Trunk Manufacturer
Willis, Nelson, and Co., Straw Hat and
Bonnet Manufacturers
Wilson and Galt, Cabinet and Chair Makers, Beith
Wolffe Brothers, Watch Manufacturers and
Importers, Wholesale Jewellers
Wood, Hugh and Co., Coffee, Spice, and General
Produce Merchants
Wylie, Matthew and Son, Rope and Twine
Manufacturers, Beith
Y.
Young, J. H. and Co., Muslin Manufacturers
Young, William, Engineer, Ardrossan