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Employees of Charles Spinks Wood Turner and Sawmill, Edinburgh |
Ten men, a horse and a dog
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Kim Traynor Photographer not known
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Charles Spinks |
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Ten men, a horse and a dog Thank you to Kim Traynor for allowing me to reproduce this photograph taken outside Charles Spinks' works. Acknowledgement: Kim Traynor. Tollcross, Edinburgh: September 13, 2009 |
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The Photograph It is not known who took this photo. If you know where and when this photograph may have been taken, please email me. Thank you. - Peter Stubbs: September 18, 2009
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Another Photo Kim Traynor also sent me another photograph of Charles Spinks workers. I think this photo may be more recent than the one at the top of this page, because in this one, Charles Spinks appear to have acquired neighbours on their right. In both photos, one of the men is holding a two-handled saw. Is it the same man in each photo, and if so, how much older does he look in this photo than in the photo at the top of the page? Please click here or on the thumbnail image above to read more about the history of Charles Spinks and their neighbours |
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Reply 1. Mungo Park Gloucestershire, England |
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Thank you to Mungo Park who wrote: |
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Charles Spinks Wood Turning + Golf Clubs "With ref your Charles Spinks photos, I have discovered an advertisement from the Otago Daily Times in 1895, placed there by David Hood, Clubmaker, who came originally from Musselburgh (brother of Tom Hood Snr, golfer and club-maker). I imagine that this is the same Spinks as in your photo. It would be a natural extension of wood turning work to move into club making, although I have not personally seen a Spinks club."
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Mungo added: |
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Golf Clubs "In fact, looking further at your photograph, it looks as though the man on the left is resting his hand on a golf club, which would seem to confirm my assumptions above." |
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Mungo Park, Gloucestershire, England: 31 December 2014 (2 emails) |