A & J Main and Co. Ltd. Catalogue No. 197
Trade Catalogue of A and J Main and Co. Ltd, Clydesdale Ironworks, circa 1890.
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Trade Catalogue of A and J Main and Co. Ltd, Clydesdale Ironworks, circa 1890.
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