A black and white postcard showing the Singer clock tower, Clydebank.

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1. Brian Canavan (ijustmightbe@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 00:27:30 UTC Brian Canavan

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   A little story on the Singer sewing machine. These were made in Clydebank, Scotland for many years.

   Barr and Stroud, who were based in Anniesland, Glasgow used the Singer factory clock tower to calibrate the periscopes for submarines that they were manufacturing a few miles away.

   Image credit : https://urbanglasgow.co.uk/singer-factory-clydebank-t3175.html