Hay & Co. Merchants in Shetland
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- Author(s) Nicolson, James R
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1982
- Pages 228pp; illus
- Publisher The firm
- Place Published Lerwick
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Commissioned by the firm and draws on its extensive archives. Chronological narrative dealing for the most part with Hay & Co but also shedding some light on its predecessor business, Hay & Ogilvy - ie mostly deals with the period after the early 1840s. Covers recent history in broad detail. Chapters are: 'Early trading ventures'; 'A new business'; 'Range of activities'; 'Growth of fishing industry'; 'The company's fleet'; 'The herring boom'; 'End of an era'; 'First World War'; 'Between the wars'; 'Second World War'; 'Post war changes'