Photograph of Granite Sawing at Victoria Granite Works
AssociatedAssociated with
Garden & Co
(Victoria Granite Works, 1871 - 1962)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown Photographer
AssociatedAssociated with
John M. Henderson & Co. Ltd.
(Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1866)
Datec. 1910
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsGranite Industry
Dimensions15.1 x 20.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2009 by Graeme Robertson.
CopyrightOut of copyright
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS083299.9
Keywords
The Henderson premises were right next door to Garden & Co, on King Street Place. John M. Henderson's workshops produced rock drills, stone turning lathes, stone cutting saws, cableways, stone polishing machinery and derrick cranes used in many of the north east's granite quarries and yards.
Unlike a wood saw, it is not the blade which cuts the granite but the abrasive poured into the cut. The saw blade simply grinds the abrasive against the granite. Early saws used sea sand and water but chilled iron shot was introduced in the 1880s. The smooth sawn surface can be seen in the stone in the foreground.
