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Mule/Donkey Shoe
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Mule/Donkey Shoe

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1848)
Object NameShoe
Mediumiron
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
DimensionsOverall: Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 7 cm
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS010907
Keywords
About MeThis shoe came across amongst a consignment of superphosphate rock from North Africa. Presumably it came from an animal used in carrying rock from the workings.

In 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.
Sandilands Chemical Works
1900-1923
Sandilands Chemical Works
October 1910
Sandilands Chemical Works
1848
Aerial View Sandiland Works
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
June 1951
Aerial Views Sandiland Works
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
June 1951
Aerial Views Sandiland Works
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
June 1951
Aerial Views Sandiland Works
Scottish Agricultural Industries Limited
June 1951