- MS 279
- Collection
- 1879-1956
A. S. Cumming's notebooks. 1935-1939; Textile Products. c 1935; Books. 1879-1956; Photographs. c 1953
A. S. Cumming
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Descriptions- MS 279/1
- Series
- 1935-1939
Part of A. S. Cumming
Four notebooks containing Dundee Technical College student notes for city and guild course, explains working of material and methods of spinning. Include diagrams, city and guild examination papers, textile samples and loose notes
Books on flax, jute and textile mill management
- MS 279/3
- Series
- 1879-1956
Part of A. S. Cumming
Books on flax, jute and textile mill management owned by A. S. Cumming. Some possibly used as text books for city and guild courses
Bundle of photographs of work in mill
- MS 279/4/1
- Item
- c 1953
Part of A. S. Cumming
Bundle of photographs showing work in jute/flax mill, probably Chapel Works, J & G Paton of Montrose
FLAX; The Flax Spinners and Manufacturers Association, Public Relations Office. (Dundee)
- MS 279/2/1
- Item
- c 1935
Part of A. S. Cumming
Box containing examples of flax and flax products produced by The Flax Spinners and Manufacturers Association for promotional purposes
Flax, Tow and Jute Spinning: A Handbook
- MS 279/3/3
- Item
- 1886
Part of A. S. Cumming
Book. Flax, Tow and Jute Spinning: A Handbook, by P. Sharp, (Dundee, 1886)
Hints on the Administration of The Factory Act, 1878
- MS 279/3/1
- Item
- 1879
Part of A. S. Cumming
Book. Hints on the Administration of The Factory Act, 1878., by A. Redgrave (London, 1879)
- MS 279/3/4
- Item
- 1903
Part of A. S. Cumming
Book. International Yarn Tables. McLennan, Blair and Co. (Glasgow, 1903)
- MS 279/3/5
- Item
- 1920
Part of A. S. Cumming
Book. Jute and Jute spinning., by T. Woodhouse and P. Kilgour (Manchester, 1920)
- MS 279/3/6
- Item
- 1935
Part of A. S. Cumming
Book, Jute spinning calculations, by A. Smith (London, 1935)
Ministry of Supply: Glossary of technical terms used in flax cultivation and processing
- MS 279/3/7
- Item
- 1944
Part of A. S. Cumming
Booklet. Ministry of Supply: Glossary of technical terms used in flax cultivation and processing. Produced by the Ministry of Supply (1944)
- MS 279/1/3
- Item
- c 1936
Part of A. S. Cumming
Notebook containing Dundee Technical College student notes for city and guild course
- MS 279/1/2
- Item
- 1935-c 1937
Part of A. S. Cumming
Notebook containing Dundee Technical College student notes for city and guild course
- MS 279/1/4
- Item
- 1936-1939
Part of A. S. Cumming
Notebook containing Dundee Technical College student notes for city and guild course
- MS 279/1/1
- Item
- 1935
Part of A. S. Cumming
Notebook containing Dundee Technical College student notes for city and guild course
- MS 279/4
- Series
- c 1953
Part of A. S. Cumming
Photographs [black & white]showing flax processing, probably at Malpas Flax Mill, near Bridport, Dorset and photographs showing flax and jute processing at Chaple Works, J&G Paton.
Quality Control in Flax Spinning
- MS 279/3/8
- Item
- 1944
Part of A. S. Cumming
Book. Quality Control in Flax Spinning, by J. A. Matthew and J. L Spencer-Smith (1944)
- MS 279/3/11
- Item
- 1956
Part of A. S. Cumming
Booklet. The Faithful Fibre; The story of the development of the linen thread company limited and its subsidiaries, (Glasgow, 1956)
The History of Flax, The Flaxspinners and Manufacturers Association of Great Britain
- MS 279/3/10
- Item
- c 1955
Part of A. S. Cumming
Booklet. The History of Flax, by the Flaxspinners and Manufacturers Association of Great Britain (Dundee, c 1955)
- MS 279/3/2
- Item
- 1885
Part of A. S. Cumming
Book. The Practical Flax Spinner, by L. C. Marshall (Belfast,1885)
- MS 279/3/9
- Item
- 1949
Part of A. S. Cumming
Book. The theory of flax spinning, by A.V. Pringle (Belfast, 1949)