Old Photograph Fishing Net Factory Lower Largo East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of a fishing net factory in Lower Largo, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. In 1867, the Cardy Net Works was built by David Gillies. At its height it had thirty three machines and employed sixty to seventy people most of whom had been hand loom weavers. The net factory was in production for less than twenty years before closing in 1886.



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