A. H. McINTOSH PLAQUE

KIRKCALDY CIVIC SOCIETY

Alexander Henry McIntosh, a boyhood friend of Andrew Carnegie, opened up his furniture business at the foot of Whytescauseway in 1869. The business prospered and larger premises were required.

In 1879 McIntosh bought a large area of ground on Victoria Road and this led to the opening of the Victoria Cabinet Works in September 1880.

On Saturday May 31st 2003 at the Victoria Hotel , Victoria Road, Kirkcaldy a plaque marking the home of the famous furniture manufacturer A. H. McIntosh was unveiled.

Mrs Watters asked Mr Tom Robertson, former Chief Designer of McIntosh furniture (1948-1983), to unveil the plaque. The plaque can be found at the main entrance to the Victoria Hotel.

McIntosh furniture was very elaborate. The firm exhibited work at the Paris Furniture Exhibition in 1879 and at the Sydney Exhibition in Australia in 1880.

The factory also produced marquetry panels and these along with furniture produced in the Victoria Road factory were fitted on the famous ship Queen Mary launched in 1934 by Queen Mary.

The firm is now known as ESA McIntosh.

Mrs Watters invites

Mr Robertson to unveil the plaque