The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new (1907)
Blair, Matthew, d. 1908 · Paisley, A. Gardner · leaf 140
nable men, A thousand ways.But, boys who never sell their henOn rain J days. The Paisley Burns Club, of which Tannahill was secretary,held its meetings here, and Professor John Wilson (Christopher Transition 131 North ) and many other distinguished men have been presenton memorable occasions at… … Hole in the Wa, 1836. the public rooms on the upper floor. It was a ploy of theboys, whenever the waiter was out of sight, to sit astride onthe double rail, and enjoy a glorious slide down to the bottom.This was one of the joys of Old Paisley which the new genera-tion can never experience. In 1868,…
Cotton manufacture · Thread
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