Quality Sporrans for less money

[OC Richard]

OCR - I did find an obit online for Ruthven Milne - who founded Piob Mhor, from this it looks like they acquired Nicoll Bros sometime prior to 1992.

I'm sure you will find it an interesting read.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/opini...er-kilt-maker/

Thanks so much! It was an interesting read.

And it lead me to this, a nice snapshot of Piob Mhor in 2004/2005 which was the very time I ordered a sporran directly from them.

https://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/skirting-issue

And this article from 1994 gives specifics of Piob Mhor's purchasing of Nicoll Brothers in 1983

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/...ecialty-sport/

"Eleven years ago they bought Nicoll Brothers in Bankfoot where they have a partner, John Howie.

Nicoll Brothers, which makes sporrans and doublets, has also expanded since 1983 and thirteen are now employed in the Bankfoot factory compared to the original five."

Nicoll Brothers' website expired in 2006. I read that Nicoll Brothers "dissolved" in 2007 and Margaret Morrison took over.

About the pipemaking side of Piob Mhor, both of the Milnes, Ruthven and Gwen, were avid pipers, but it doesn't seem that either of them did much in the way of pipemaking.

From early on, perhaps from the founding of Piob Mhor in 1974, the pipes were made by two sons-in-law, Paul Blackburn and Ian MacGregor. In 1986 another son-in-law (the Milnes had five daughters!) Michael Phee became the pipe maker.

Pipemaking at Piob Mhor ceased in 2008 when Michael Phee moved to New South Wales to set up his own pipemaking business.

https://macpheebagpipes.com.au/about-us/