Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor

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]

Exhibitions

1888 Glasgow International Exhibition.
1889 Paris Exhibition – winning a silver medal for tartans.^[5]
1908 Franco-British Exhibition.^[6]

Closure of the firm

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]

References

^ "Business". The Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1866. p. 1. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Glasgow of To-day: the metropolis of the north [...] London: Historical Publishing Company. 1888. p. 186.
^ "Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor". Post Office Annual Glasgow Directory: 471. 1888–1889 – via National Library of Scotland.
^ "A Visit to Glasgow Exhibition". Forres, Eglin, and Nairn Gazette. 1 August 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "Neilson, Shaw, & Macgregor". The Queen, The Lady's Newspaper. 21 December 1889. pp. xv. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "The Royal Tartan Warehouse". The Gentlewoman. 2 August 1908. pp. iii. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "A Big Drapery Deal". The Hamilton Advertiser. 17 March 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

External links

Glasgow Museums Collections holds four garments made by Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor:

[1] "Business". The Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1866. p. 1. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[:0-2] Glasgow of To-day: the metropolis of the north [...] London: Historical Publishing Company. 1888. p. 186.

[3] "Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor". Post Office Annual Glasgow Directory: 471. 1888–1889 – via National Library of Scotland.

[4] "A Visit to Glasgow Exhibition". Forres, Eglin, and Nairn Gazette. 1 August 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[5] "Neilson, Shaw, & Macgregor". The Queen, The Lady's Newspaper. 21 December 1889. pp. xv. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[6] "The Royal Tartan Warehouse". The Gentlewoman. 2 August 1908. pp. iii. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[:1-7] "A Big Drapery Deal". The Hamilton Advertiser. 17 March 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

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Neilson, Shaw & Macgregor

Exhibitions

Closure of the firm

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