Museum Collection (Numerical list)
LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - The Scottish Shale Oil Industry
Copperplate on wood printing block of the front cover of "The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", reprinted from "Wonders of World Engineering", 1933LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Workmen's Baths
Copperplate on wood printing block of the central portion of workmen's baths, with sink and shower stalls. Used in the publication "A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry, Scottish Oils Ltd", 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Retort
Copperplate on wood printing block of the bottom of a retort showing the conveyor for removing spent shale. Used in the publication "A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", Scottish Oils Ltd, 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Scottish Oils Ltd Transport Ship
Grey metal on wood printing block of a Scottish Oils Ltd transport ship / tanker bringing Persian petroleum oil to be refined at Grangemouth Refinery. Used in the publication "A Real Scottish Industry", Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1928LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Burngrange Pit
Copperplate on wood printing block of of the pit head at Burngrange Pit, West Calder. Used in the publication "A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", Scottish Oils Ltd, 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Brick Manufacture
Copperplate on wood printing block of two overlapping images of the last phase of brick manufacture, used in "The Scottish Shale Oil Industry" reprinted from "Wonders of World Engineering", 1933.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Glendevon Opencast Quarry
Copperplate on wood printing block of lorries being filled with shale excavated from Glendevon Opencast Quarry, circa 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - BP logo
Copperplate on wood printing block of the BP Shield logo. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Scottish Oils and Shell-Mex Ltd Logo
Grey metal on wood printing block of the Scottish Oils and Shell-Mex Ltd Logo: the Lion rampant within the Shell pecten, used in the publication "The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", c.1938 and "Wonders of World Engineering", 1933.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Electric Powered Winding Engine, Westwood Pit
Copperplate on wood printing block of the electric powered winding engine at Westwood Pit, West Calder, circa 1938. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1938-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Pumpherston Refinery
Copperplate on wood printing block of Pumpherston Refinery used in the publication "The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", Scottish Oils & Shell Mex Ltd, circa 1938.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Models shown by Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd
Copperplate on wood printing block of the cover of the publication "Models shown by Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Ltd." and "Scottish Oils, Ltd. Empire Exhibition Scotland", 1938LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Underground workings
Grey metal printing block on wood of a sketch image of the underground workings in a shale mine showing a miner, drawer, pit pony and rake of hutches. Used in the publication "A Real Scottish Industry", Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1928.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Map of Scottish Shale Fields
Grey metal on wood printing block of Map showing the situation of the Scottish Shale Fields showing Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, Burntisland, Stirling, Grangemouth, Linlithgow, West Calder, Bathgate, Broxburn, Granton, Leith, Edinburgh and Berwick. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Shale Miner and Drawer
Copperplate on wood printing block of a shale miner and shale miners drawer clearing up the working area after a shot was fired. Used in a marketing publication by "Scottish Oils Ltd", circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Paraffin Wax Candles
Copperplate on wood printing block of paraffin wax candles manufactured by Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Ltd and Broxburn Oil Company Ltd. Used in the publication "The Story of Mineral Oil", Scottish Oil Agency Ltd, 1920.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Ammonia Storage at Westwood Crude Oil Works
Copperplate on wood printing block of sulphate of ammonia storage at Westwood Crude Oil Works. Bagging, weighing and sewing at the extreme end of the building. Used in the publication "A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", Scottish Oils Ltd, 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Scottish Oils Agency Ltd Railway Tank
Copperplate on wood printing block of Scottish Oil Agency Ltd railway tank wagons being loaded at an oil refinery used in the publication "The Story of Mineral Oil" by the Scottish Oil Agency Ltd, 1920.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Chemical Works
Copperplate on wood printing block of Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Ltd's Addiewell Chemical Works, West Calder, Scotland in c. 1870LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Addiewell Works
Copperplate on wood printing block of Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company Ltd's Addiewell Chemical Works, West Calder, Scotland in c. 1870LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Westwood Retort
Copperplate on wood printing block of a sectional drawing showing the different components of a Westwood retort. Used in the publication A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry, Scottish Oils Ltd, 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing Block - Pumpherston Type Shale Retort
Copperplate on wood printing block of Pumpherston Type shale retorts at an unknown oil works. Used in the publication "The Story of Mineral Oil", Scottish Oil Agency Ltd, 1920.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Diesel Oil Treatment Tank
Copperplate on wood printing block of diesel oil treatment tanks, thought to be at Pumpherston Refinery. Used in the publication "A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", Scottish Oils Ltd, 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Pumpherston Oil Works
Copperplate on wood printing block of Pumpherston Oil Works showing the mine head, retorts and refinery. Used in the publication "The Story of Mineral Oil". Scottish Oil Agency Ltd, 1920.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Storage Tanks on Shale Bing
Copperplate on wood printing block of storage tanks on spent shale bing. Used in the publication "The Pumpherston Oil Company, Glasgow" Pumpherston Oil Company Ltd, c.1910.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Stages of Shale Production
Copperplate on wood printing block of a process flow diagram showing the different stages of production from raw shale through to the various different products. Used in the publication "The Story of Mineral Oil" by the Scottish Oil Agency Ltd, 1920.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Process of Moulding Bricks
Copperplate on wood printing block of spent shale bricks being moulded prior to steam hardening at Pumpherston Brickworks. Used in the publication "A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry, Scottish Oils Ltd", 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Lighthouse
Copperplate on wood printing block of a lighthouse used in the publication "The Story of Mineral Oil" by the Scottish Oil Agency Ltd, 1920.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Oil in Barrels
Copperplate on wood printing block of the despatch of oil in barrels at an unidentified oil works. Used in the publication "The Story of Mineral Oil". Scottish Oil Agency Ltd, 1920.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Unknown Oil Works
Copperplate on wood printing block of plant at an unknown oil works. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Diesel Locomotive
Copperplate on wood printing block of a diesel locomotive pulling a train of shale hutches to the pit bottom at Burngrange Pit. Used in the publication "A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry, Scottish Oils Ltd", 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Oil Tanks
Copperplate on wood printing block of oil tanks. Used in a Scottish Oils Ltd marketing publication, circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Pumpherston Refinery
Copperplate on wood printing block of a general view of Pumpherston Refinery showing coking stills in left and centre foreground and crude distillation unit right of centre, power plant to right and wax refining plant to extreme left in distance. Used in the publication "A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", Scottish Oils Ltd, 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - James Young
Copperplate on wood printing block of James Young. Used in the publication "A Real Scottish Industry", Scottish Oils Ltd, c.1928.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Unknown Oil Works
Copperplate on wood printing block of buildings and plant at an unknown oil works. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Miner using an Electric Driller, Burngrange Pit
Copperplate on wood printing block of a miner using an electric drilling machine underground in Burngrange Pit. Used in the publication "A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", Scottish Oils Ltd, 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Pit Head, Burngrange Pit
Copperplate on wood printing block of the pit head at Burngrange Pit, West Calder. Used in the publications "The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", c. 1938 and "Wonders of World Engineering", 1933.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Map of the Firth of Forth
Grey metal on wood printing block of a map of the Firth of Forth area from Glasgow to the North Sea showing Stirling, Grangemouth, Linlithgow, Bathgate, West Calder, Broxburn, Pumpherston, Leith, Granton and Berwick. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Map of the Firth of Forth
Grey metal on wood printing block of a map of the Firth of Forth area from Glasgow to the North Sea showing Stirling, Grangemouth, Linlithgow, Bathgate, West Calder, Broxburn, Pumpherston, Leith, Granton and Berwick. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Signatures: James Young, Edward Meldrum and Edward Binney
Copperplate on wood printing block of the signatures of James Young, Edward Meldrum and Edward Binney. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Process Flow Diagram for Cracked Spirit
Grey metal on wood printing block of a process flow diagram showing the different stages of production of cracked spirit produced from crude shale oil and crude scrubbed naphtha. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Candle Moulding Machines
Copperplate on wood printing block of the candle moulding machines at Broxburn Oil Works. Used in the publication "A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", Scottish Oils Ltd, 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Unknown Oil Works
Copperplate on wood printing block of plant and buildings at an unknown oil works. Used in a Scottish Oils Ltd marketing publication circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Horse Drawn Oil Wagon
Copperplate on wood printing block of a Scottish Oil Agency Ltd horse drawn road tank cart / tanker / wagon for delivering lamp oil. Used in the publication "The Story of Mineral Oil" by the Scottish Oil Agency Ltd, 1920.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Retorts at Westwood Crude Oil Works
Copperplate on wood printing block of retorts at Westwood Crude Oil Works showing two sets of retorts, main and shuttle conveyor ways, waste heat boiler houses, extraction gear drive houses and gas producers. Used in the publication "A Brief Description of the Operations of The Scottish Shale Oil Industry", Scottish Oils Ltd, 1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Pumpherston Oil Works
Copperplate on wood printing block of Pumpherston Oil Works, used in the publication "Wonders of World Engineering", c. 1933LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Rail tracks at Unknown Oil Works
Copperplate on wood printing block of plant and rail tracks at an unknown oil works. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Agricultural Scenes
Copperplate on wood printing block of overlapping images of two agricultural scenes, one showing a crop of oats grown with sulphate of ammonia at Dunglass, Conon, Ross-shire. Showing an increased yield of 17%. The other image is of Fettercairn Farmers Club, Kincardine, judging a turnip crop grown with sulphate of ammonia, showing an increased yield of 41%. Used in the publication "The Story of Mineral Oil" by the Scottish Oil Agency Ltd, 1920.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Train of Hutches
Copperplate on wood printing block of a train of hutches full of shale being pulled by an engine underground in the mine with two miners in the background. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1920-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Oakbank No. 5 or No. 6 Locomotive
Copperplate on wood printing block of Oakbank No 5 or No 6 electric locomotive with a train of hutches on the Winchburgh Electric Railway. Used in a marketing publication by Scottish Oils Ltd, circa 1942-1948.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Scottish Oil Agency Ltd delivery truck
Copperplate on wood printing block of a composite Scottish Oil Agency Ltd motor for delivery of motor spirit in bulk and in tins. Used in the publication "The Story of Mineral Oil". Scottish Oil Agency Ltd, 1920.LVSAV1990.006: Printing block - Scottish Oil Agency Ltd Motor Lorry
Copperplate on wood printing block of a Scottish Oil Agency Ltd motor lorry for delivering BP motor spirit in tins. Used in the publication "The Story of Mineral Oil". Scottish Oil Agency Ltd, 1920.