. The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new . IX StREET. who occupied the same house and worked at the same loom,that had been used by Tannahill, and is kindly given to us byhis sons, Messrs. George and Robert Archibald, manuflicturersin Paisley. George Archibald, Senr., says:— I have pleasure in sending you a few notes which are inmy own recollection correct. This happened about the year1835, sixty-three years ago. I was at that time weaving inNo. 6 Queen Street, on the same exact loomstea
. The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new . IX StREET. who occupied the same house and worked at the same loom,that had been used by Tannahill, and is kindly given to us byhis sons, Messrs. George and Robert Archibald, manuflicturersin Paisley. George Archibald, Senr., says:— I have pleasure in sending you a few notes which are inmy own recollection correct. This happened about the year1835, sixty-three years ago. I was at that time weaving inNo. 6 Queen Street, on the same exact loomstead as our poetRobert Tannahill used to weave on. Transition 175 This loomstead was situated on the south side of theproperty; its exact position was at the south-east corner nextthe fire, the window looking eastward. This loomstead, to suitthe light from the window, was put up as what is known in thetrade as a left-hand loom. I would weave on this loomsteadfor about six years, and in this way my back was to the Tannahius House, No. 6 Queex Siuket. and a small recess in the gable, which was said to be oftenused by the poet, as a place where he kept his books andpapers. When anything new struck him, all he had to do wasto turn round to this recess, and note it down, while on his was always remarked that he was very charitable, ashe had generally a sixpence or a shilling on the top of his loomto spare to any deserving person or charitable object. I wasoften called upon while working on this loomstead by visitors. 176 The Paisley Thread and had pleasure in pointing out these small particulars to anywho called. Amongst the visitors was an old lady and her son, whomshe called Wull (William, I presume). She came from OldKilpatrick once a year for many years. My father, John Archi-bald, was weaving in the same shop, and Wull would ask himliberty for his mother to get a few minutes to give vent to her
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