Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Old Photograph The Soap Factory Aberdeen Scotland
Old photograph of the fire at the Soap Factory in Aberdeen, Scotland. Ogston & Tennant Ltd, soap and candle manufacturers, was formed in 1898 from two companies joining A. Ogston and Sons and Charles Tennant and Company. At the time of the merger Ogstons already owned both a factory and warehouses in Loch Street, Aberdeen. On 9 March 1910 the company won damages against the Glasgow Daily Record for defamation. This was in connection with another libel, by the Daily Mail against Lever Brothers. It totalled £9,000 and the news was reported around the world. On 28 June 1910 they suffered a great fire which engulfed and destroyed the factory. Reports mention machinery crashing through the floors. Damage totalled £80,000. In 1911 the company agreed to an " association " with Lever Brothers and after the second world war, they became part of the company until they ceased trading in the 1970s.
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