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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| SPINNING MILLS (Flax) | Spinning Mills (Flax) Spinning Mills (Flax) |
Mr Smith Manufacturer. Mr. James Young Bonnygate Cupar |
[situation] about 3 chains West of Cupar Foundry. Two flax spinning mils on the South west side of Cupar worked by water. there are 336 spindles generally in use in the mills employing about 14 persons: they belong to Mr. Anderson and are tenanted by Thomas Smith Manufacturer. Cupar. |
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| CUPAR FOUNDRY (Iron) | Cupar Foundry (Iron) Cupar Foundry (Iron) |
Mr. Johnston Cupar Foundry Mr. Boyer Sheriff Officer Cupar |
[situation] About 3 chains N.W. [Northwest] of the Edinburgh Perth and Dundee Railway, and about 1/2 a chain S.E. [Southeast] of Cupar Mills. An extensive Iron Foundry situated on the South West side of the town. there are two smelting furnaces, 2 Cupola furnaces and machinery worked by water and steam, for boring cylinders and grinding and polishing cast metal: most kinds of cast iron goods are manufactured here. for machinery agriculture and arts. |
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