Details

Object type

motor car

Title

10.9 Coupe

Date

1924

Materials

wood, metal, glass, rubber, leather

Dimensions

overall: 1600 mm x 3900 mm x 1490 mm 810 kg

Description

Galloway cars were produced at Tongland in Dumfriesshire. The factory was run by a woman called Dorothee Pullinger whose father T.C.Pullinger, was the Director of Arrol-Johnston, the parent company of Galloway.

This is the car “produced by women for women”. Dorothee was an engineer herself and employed many other female engineers in this factory.

ID Number

T.1965.12

Location

Riverside Museum Main Exhibition Area