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Image Not Available for Album of Photographs: Demolition of Sulphuric Acid Plant
Album of Photographs: Demolition of Sulphuric Acid Plant
Image Not Available for Album of Photographs: Demolition of Sulphuric Acid Plant

Album of Photographs: Demolition of Sulphuric Acid Plant

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1848)
Object NameAlbum
Mediumpaper, plastic
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
Dimensions31 x 29.5cm (album)
AcquisitionPresented in 2005 by Mrs M Keay.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS079546
Keywords
About MeIn 1848 George Miller of Glasgow leased land adjacent to the gasworks. His purpose was to process the by-products of coal gas manufacture. Ammoniac water was the product he sought. This he intended to turn a fertiliser that could be sold to local farmers. In this way the coal gas industry provided the backbone for a chemical industry. Miller's Sandilands Chemical Works, known locally as "stinky Miller's", went on to manufacture a range of products for North East agriculture. In 1928 it became part of Scottish Agricultural Industries.
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