Old Photograph Singer Clock Tower Scotland

Old photograph of the Singer Clock Tower in Clydebank by Glasgow, Scotland. This Scottish clock clock tower stood over the central wing of Singer's Kilbowie Factory, which in 1885 was the largest factory in the world, and had the capacity to manufacture 8000 sewing machines a week, employed 3500 people and manufactured sewing machines that were sent around the globe. Each face of the clock weighed five tons and it took four men fifteen minutes twice a week to keep it wound.



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