Engineering Lanarkshire: Anderson Boyes Co CultureNL Museums
Instructions for the Working of William Baird and Co's CoalCutting Machines, about 1870. The first chain coal cutting machine was invented in Coatbridge in 1871 by John Alexander of the iron and coalmasters William Baird and Company. This kind of coal cutter works much like a chainsaw, with sharp metal teeth attached to a moving chain.