Various documents from Kinghorn Co. Ltd., a centre for shipbuilding in Scotland. Contents: a paper (no. 2) on ‘Some Special Features of the S.S. Queen Mary (1937); a Shipbuilding and Shipping Record supplement with the vessels Jalengi and S.S. Caronia (1951); various Caledonian Steam Packet ferry brochures (1970s); a history of Sloan & Company Ltd. booklet; a booklet entitled ‘useful information for passengers landing at Marseille & Toulon (1925/26); Southampton docks brochures; ‘the port of Liverpool’ brochure; The Lion P&O brochure (1976); a folder containing older material: London Lubricants’ Price List on Machinery and Engine Oils on typescript (1920); a payslip card for E. Lawson (1920s); a small note in reply to a telephone enquiry (1920s); The Burntisland Shipyard Journal (Oct. 1920); annotated typescript of outfit lists for standard ships; handwritten notes to Mr. Duinn, a foreman engineer on wagons and cranes; a Kinghorn Shipbuilding Company list of plans (Oct. 1920); a translated, typescript letter correspondence between Naval Architects, Marine engineers, and Kinghorn Co. concerning shipbuilding plans (July 1919); a Kinghorn Co. staff list on typescript (Aug. 1920); notes taken in conversation with Mr. Kavil at Kinghorn station (Aug. 1920); a note to Kinghorn from Derry/Londonderry (Aug. 1920); letter correspondence between surveyors, the Royal Bank Buildings, a plumber in Edinburgh, Mary Hill Iron Works in Glasgow, Lloyd’s Register Shipping, and notes on meetings (all 1920); a list of workers with hourly weekly rates (1920s); a handwritten note on abolishing overtime payment for foremen (1920); small, bent, black and white photographs of various ships contained within a Kodak Photographic Paper Box; Photographs of the ships include: Georgidore London, Admiral Coorington, Aurania, Italvega, Nerues, Servus Sherborne, Enotria Venetia, Servus Swartsclub, Ballygally, Foylebank, Laura Corrado, Castel Blanco, Berna, Torwood, Pirola, Steam Fisher, Oatfield, Anglian Coast, Saint Kilda, Helvetia, Stanley Bridge, and additionally contain some photographs of Venice Harbours, the Italian Countryside, a warship, and U-Boats (all undated, early-mid 20th century).
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