George Blair was born on 10 September 1874 in Edinburgh. He began his degree at Glasgow University in 1890 within the Faculties of Arts and Medicine, studying Engineering, Chemistry, Maths and Engineering Drawing. He went on to study Engineering II, Engineering Drawing II and Naval Architecture in his second year; and Natural Philosophy, Naval Architecture and Maths (Senior) in his third year. In his final year he took classes in Engineering, Engineering Drawing and Natural Philosophy, having switched to the Faculty of Science. He graduated with a BSc in 1895 and, according to the General Council Registers, went on to become a mechanical engineer. He died in 24th October 1947.
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George Blair gave his papers to the late Professor James Small in 1945. His wife Eleanor R Small, in turn passed the records to the University Archives
Gift : Eleanor Small : June 1979 : Accn 73 (formerly numbered GUA 36704-6)
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Notebook has enclosure of envelope labelled " models of slide valves". This contains 5 printed cards, "Working models for engineers" by T Jones, M I M E, The Central Board School, Manchester. The cards have moving parts to demonstrate how the slide valves move. i) Short D Slide Valve; ii) Single Acting Piston Valve for steam hammer cylinder; Long D slide valve worked by one eccentric; iv) Single Acting Piston Valve for steam hammer cylinder; v) Double Acting Short D slide valve.