Industry | Textiles |
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Founded | 1866 |
Defunct | 1917 |
Headquarters | Glasgow , Scotland |
Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor was a Glasgow–based silk mercers and warehouse store that specialised in tartan. It was founded in 1866 at 44 Buchanan Street, taking over the former premises of Campbells, Neilson, Shaw & Company. [1] The building on Buchanan Street was known as 'The Pavilion', which resulted in the firm's telegraphic address of 'Pavilion, Glasgow'. [2]
By the 1880s, the firm had expanded into carpet manufacture and upholstery, and was a significant retailer of Scottish tartans. [3] At the 1888 Glasgow International Exhibition, Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor exhibited the tartans of over 140 clans and families. [4] At this time, the firm employed around three hundred members of staff and supplied many prominent individuals from Glasgow and the west of Scotland. [2]
Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor closed its doors in 1917. An article in the Hamilton Advertiser declared that the closure 'will leave a blank in Buchanan Street as noticeable as a missing front tooth, for Neilson, Shaw and Macgregor is a well-known city landmark'. [7] The company's stock was sold for a sum of £12,000. [7]
Glasgow Museums Collections holds four garments made by Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor:
Industry | Textiles |
---|---|
Founded | 1866 |
Defunct | 1917 |
Headquarters | Glasgow , Scotland |
Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor was a Glasgow–based silk mercers and warehouse store that specialised in tartan. It was founded in 1866 at 44 Buchanan Street, taking over the former premises of Campbells, Neilson, Shaw & Company. [1] The building on Buchanan Street was known as 'The Pavilion', which resulted in the firm's telegraphic address of 'Pavilion, Glasgow'. [2]
By the 1880s, the firm had expanded into carpet manufacture and upholstery, and was a significant retailer of Scottish tartans. [3] At the 1888 Glasgow International Exhibition, Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor exhibited the tartans of over 140 clans and families. [4] At this time, the firm employed around three hundred members of staff and supplied many prominent individuals from Glasgow and the west of Scotland. [2]
Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor closed its doors in 1917. An article in the Hamilton Advertiser declared that the closure 'will leave a blank in Buchanan Street as noticeable as a missing front tooth, for Neilson, Shaw and Macgregor is a well-known city landmark'. [7] The company's stock was sold for a sum of £12,000. [7]
Glasgow Museums Collections holds four garments made by Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor: