MacArthur & Jackson

MacARTHUR & JACKSON, Oil Manufacturers, 96-98, Dobbie’s Loan, Glasgow ; with agencies at Dundee, Liverpool, Manchester, and Belfast ; in France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Spain, India (Calcutta and Bombay), New Zealand (Auckland), and South America (Buenos Ayres).

    One of the most essential adjuncts to every branch of mechanical industry is represented in the production of lubricants which in one form or another are necessary in this age of mechanical appliances. A counteracting influence is required to the inevitable friction resulting from continuous movement, and this is only to be found by means of efficient lubrication. It is not, therefore, a matter for surprise that some of our most eminent scientific authorities have devoted their energies and powers of intellect to the solution of the difficult problem : “What constitutes a perfect lubricant ?” Difference of opinion may exist as to the relative merits of pure animal, vegetable, mineral, or compound oils, each buyer choosing the oil that he thinks will best suit his requirements.

    We select the old-established house of Messrs. MacArthur & Jackson as well-known refiners of all kinds of oils adapted for the lubrication of machinery and for other industrial purposes. For many years this firm have occupied a prominent position in commercial circles, and by their energy and enterprise have extended their business to its present successful proportions. Their works are of commodious proportions, covering a considerable area of ground, on which are erected the necessary buildings for carrying on the various processes of manufacture. Their refinery is fully equipped with improved modern plant, machinery, and appliances ;— the mechanical improvements to be noted in the establishment having been designed by the firm, whose resources are equal to the large output necessary to meet the demands of their constantly expanding trade. The products of the firm include both Pale and Dark varieties of all kinds of Lubricating Oils for every description of machinery and all classes of steam cylinders.

    It may not be considered out of place if we indicate the essential points of a really first-class lubricant much desiderated and undoubtedly arrived at by Messrs.
MacArthur and Jackson after a long period of careful experimenting and practical application :—“ A good lubricant should first of all reduce friction to a minimum, should be perfectly neutral, and of uniform composition. It should not become gummy or otherwise altered on exposure to the air ; should stand a high temperature without loss or decomposition and a low temperature without solidifying or depositing solid matters. The question of cost and of adaptability to the requirements of light or of heavy bearings is also an important consideration”.

    That these qualifications are fulfilled in the oils of this firm is amply evidenced by their success, as attested by the following rewards at the principal exhibitions, viz. :—Prize medals at the Calcutta, 1883 ; London, 1884 and 1885 ; and Antwerp, 1885, — for the superior excellence of their machinery and cylinder oils ; and at the International Exhibition, Edinburgh, 1886, the firm gained the only medal awarded for mixed or compound oils. The firm have a widespread and valuable connection, which extends throughout the chief industrial centres of the United Kingdom, and they also have representative agencies in all the principal Continental and Colonial markets.

    In conclusion we may mention, for the benefit of those of our readers interested in the subject, that Messrs. MacArthur and Jackson have issued in pamphlet form an admirably condensed brochure on “Lubrication and Lubricating Oils”, full of useful information of a scientific and practical character, relating to the nature and properties as well as to the manufacture, testing, and proper and economical application of lubricants. This pamphlet should find a place on the bookshelf of every machinery user and business man : it has been translated into the French and German languages. A copy will, on application, be sent by post to any one interested in the matter of Lubrication.

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