Correspondence between D. Bruce Peebles, Tay House, Bonnington, Edinburgh and Peter Carmichael

D.Bruce Peebles (1826-1899) was a gas and electrical engineer, inventor, manufacturer and writer, with wide interests in the Arts. He was born in Dundee and attended school in Carnoustie and began his working life as an apprentice in the Great Western Railway Co. His father was engaged in shipping [possibly as a Master]. One brother, Robert, was a Chairman of the London and San Francisco Bank, which had a considerable investment interests in North American railways. Another brother, James, was a partner in the Meiklejohn brewing company of Alloa. Peebles himself was the father of a large and enterprising family. He was a partner in a firm of gas meter manufacturers before establishing Peebles & Co, inventing and manufacturing devices for use in the gas industry. He diversified into heavy electrical engineering (Bruce Peebles & Co, transformer and rectifier manufacturers at his Tay Works, Fountainbridge, Bonnington, Edinburgh). He devoted much time to the invention, patenting and development of a gas engine. He wrote poetry and articles for publication, submitting items under the nom de plume 'Saxum' for the Ladies Journal. He served a term as President of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts 1886-1887 and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1886. He was a close friend of and shared many interests with Peter Carmichael, and a regular visitor to Arthurstone.

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