User:Oldweaverman/sandbox/Clyde Thread Mills

The Clyde Thread Mills were built in 1854 for the firm of John Dick and Sons, Glasgow.The mills stood on Northern banks of the Clyde at the bottom of Glasgow Green at Rutherglen Bridge. Whilst the mills lasted for a while, John Dick & Sons were out of business by 1857. It should however be stated that quality of Spool Cotton produced by Dick & Sons was of extremely high quality and sought the world over.

Reference: Cotton, it's progress from the Field to the Needle (published by Robert Logan & Co, agents for Dick & Sons, 51 Dey Street, New York 1855 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36870/36870-h/36870-h.htm