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Image Not Available for Ship "Gaist" Discharging Sulphuric Acid
Ship "Gaist" Discharging Sulphuric Acid
Image Not Available for Ship "Gaist" Discharging Sulphuric Acid

Ship "Gaist" Discharging Sulphuric Acid

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1848)
DateJanuary 1963
Object NamePhotograph
MediumPaper
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
Dimensions8.9 x 12.3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2005 by Mrs M Keay.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS075257.2
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.