Advertisement from the Post Office Glasgow Directory of 1912-1913 for Castlebank Dyeworks in Anniesland. The firm had branch receiving offices throughout the city at which customers could drop off carpets and other items for beating, cleaning or dyeing. Alternatively, customers could arrange by postcard for items to be uplifted from the home by one of the firm's vans.
Reference: Mitchell Library, DIR 1912-13
Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Libraries Information and Learning
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