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Image Not Available for Stacked Fertiliser Bags at Dyce Chemical Works Showing Part of Railway Siding
Stacked Fertiliser Bags at Dyce Chemical Works Showing Part of Railway Siding
Image Not Available for Stacked Fertiliser Bags at Dyce Chemical Works Showing Part of Railway Siding

Stacked Fertiliser Bags at Dyce Chemical Works Showing Part of Railway Siding

Date1960s
Object NamePhotograph
MediumPaper
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
Dimensions20.2 x 24.7cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2005 by Mrs M Keay.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS074312
Keywords
About MeThe Chemical Works at Dyce was founded in 1869 by John Milne. orignally it manufactured "artificial manure", largely from grinding, crushing and digesting bones. In 1895 a superphosphate plant was introduced. !922 and a sulphuric acid plant was added. John Milne and Co. was absorbed into Scottish Agricultural Industries. With the development of superphosphate production at Sandilands Chemical Works production at Dyce was shut down (c.1957); the sulphuric acid plant ceased production at Dyce about 1955. Therafter, until closure in the early 1960s production concentrated upon granular compound fertilisers.