Henry Ballantyne & Sons Ltd, Walkerburn. A history of the firm and a description of the manufacture of Scottish tweed

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Commissioned narrative history of the business and of the Ballantyne family and, more so, account of production processes. Heavily illustrated with illustrations re processes, workshop interiors, people, etc. Sections include: 'The Ballantynes'; 'The move to Walkerburn'; 'The growth of Walkerburn'; 'The war years'; 'A unique power scheme'; 'Sheep and wools'; 'Imported wools'; 'In the mills'; 'Sorting the wool'; 'Washing and dyeing the wool'; 'Dyeing'; 'Blending and carding'; 'Carding the wool'; 'Spinning'; 'Weaving'; 'Inspecting, mending and washing'; 'Finishing processes'; 'The designing of cloths'; 'Styles past and present'; 'The word 'tweed'; 'Modern Scotch tweeds'; 'Homespun tweeds'; 'Growth of the trade'; 'Good felling in the mills'