Detergents

The story of detergent production at Pumpherston

See story Keeping it clean in Pumpherston
See story The By-Prox Ladies - Janet Clark

See full record R10-00310

See full record R10-00313

See full record R10-00383

See full record R10-00550

See full record R10-00551

See full record R10-00922

See full record R10-00458

See full record R10-00358

See full record R10-00356

See full record R10-00356

See full record R10-00923

See full record R21-003

See full record R21-004

See full record LVSAV2021.134

File Records

• R21-004 - Copy Image - By-Prox Christmas Dance - Copy of a black and white photograph depicting the By-Prox workers at their Christmas Dance, c. 1949
  
• R21-005 - Copy Image - Janet Clark 'getting married' - Copy of a black and white photograph of Janet Clark being dressed up and taken around Pumpherston Oil Works before marriage.
  
• R21-003 - Copy Image - Janet Clark in front of Iranopol Van - Copy of a black and white photograph of Janet Clark kneeling in front of an Iranopol van, c.1948
  
• LVSAV2019.096 - Photo - bottling "Iranopol" detergent. - B&W negative copied in 1990 from official albums then held at Grangemouth refinery.
  
• R10-00363 - Photo - By-Prox detergent being loaded at Pumpherston - British Road Service lorry being loaded with boxes of By-Prox detergent at Pumpherston.
  
• R10-00382 - Photo - corking bottles of detergent at Pumpherston - Capping the corked bottle of Iranopol Detergents. Pumpherston, c.1948
  
• R10-00923 - Photo - detergent bottle filling machine at Pumpherston - Filling machine, for washing up liquid, by-prox at Pumpherston. Front and top views.
  
• R10-00310 - Photo - detergent bottling at Pumpherston - Filling bottles with Iranopol detergent, at Pumpherston c.1948?
  
• LVSAV2021.134 - Photo - Iranopol Workers Dance - Black and white photograph of a worker's dance at the Iranopol factory, c. 1948
  
• R10-00922 - Photo - labelling bottles of detergent at Pumpherston - Labelling the bottles of Iranopol Detergents. Pumpherston. c.1948
  
• R10-00551 - Photo - labelling bottles of detergent at Pumpherston - Labelling the bottles of Iranopol Detergents. Pumpherston. c.1948
  
• R10-00313 - Photo - labelling detergent bottles at Pumpherston - Labelling bottles of Iranopol detergent at Pumpherston. c.1948?
  
• R10-00549 - Photo - machine for filling detergent bottles at Pumpherston - Filling machine, for washing up liquid, by-prox at Pumpherston. Front and top views.
  
• R10-00550 - Photo - packing bottles of detergent at Pumpherston - Crating the bottles ready for shipping abroad or home use. Pumpherston, c.1948
  
• R10-00548 - Photo - sealing bottles of detergent at Pumpherston - Corking the bottle of Iranopol Detergents at Pumpherston. c.1948
  
• R10-00358 - Photo - tins of By-Brox detergent being filled at Pumpherston - One gallon tins of ''By-Prox'' detergent being filled at BP's Pumpherston Refinery.