Recollections Ramage & Ferguson Leith |
1927 Photo
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Reproduced with acknowledgement to Claire Graham, granddaughter of Bill
Brunton, 2nd from right on the front row
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Recollections 1. Claire Graham |
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Claire Graham wrote: |
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Ramage & Ferguson Workers "Here is a photo of Ramage & Ferguson workers. 1927 Photo My grandfather, William (Bill) Brunton is seated in the front of this photo, second from the right. Can anybody tell me anything about this picture?" Claire Graham: July 18 + 21, 2014 |
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A worker in the middle of the front row in this photo is holding a board that reads:
What is 'S.Y. SMITHY'? |
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Reply to Clare Graham If you have any comments about this photo and would like to send a message to Clare Graham, please email me to let me know, then I'll pass on her email address to you. Peter Stubbs , Edinburgh: July 24, 2014 |
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Recollections 2. Gus Coutts Duddingston, Edinburgh |
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Thank you to Gus Coutts for replying to my question above. Gus wrote: |
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Ramage & Ferguson Workers "I think 'S.Y.' may be an abbreviation of Ship Yard" Gus Coutts, Duddingston, Edinburgh: August 7, 2011 |
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Recollections 3. Ray Melville Duddingston, Edinburgh |
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Thank you to Ray Melville who wrote: |
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Ramage & Ferguson Workers "I think 'S.Y.' may be an abbreviation of Ship Yard" Gus Coutts, Duddingston, Edinburgh: August 7, 2011 |
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Reply to Ray Melville Hi Ray: I believe you are right in recognising these men as blacksmith workers. However, I feel that the results of their work would have been for ships rather than for horses. Ramage & Ferguson was a shipbuilding yard in Leith. This is also consistent with the middle line of this message held by one of he workers in the photo:
'S.Y. Smithy' presumably refers to the Ship Yard Blacksmiths Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: July 26, 2014 |