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B Tar Still
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B Tar Still

Associated
Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1848)
Photographer (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1915 - 1982)
DateJuly 1941
Object NamePhotograph
MediumPaper
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
Dimensions20.3 x 15.8cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2005 by Mrs M Keay.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS074196
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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