Built by ladies for ladies
This is a Galloway 10-9 Coupé of 1924. It was produced by Arrol-Johnston. The Glasgow Riverside Museum describes it as a car that was produced in a factory run by a woman, Dorothée Pullinger (1894-1986), and it was marketed specifically for women. Galloway Engineering Co. in addition trained its own women engineers. It was set up by Dorothée’s father, Thomas, for the manufacture of aero engines during World War I. The factory was at the Tongland Works in Dumfries, the building surviving today, and it was described as “a fine university for women engineers”.
In 1923, production of the Galloway was transferred to Arrol-Johnstown’s Heathhall Works. Scotland’s oldest car manufacturer, Arrol-Johnston went out of business in 1928.
In her later life, Dorothée Pullinger set up laundry businesses, initially in Croydon and later in Guernsey. She continued to drive one of her Galloway cars late into life.
Built by ladies for ladies
This is a Galloway 10-9 Coupé of 1924. It was produced by Arrol-Johnston. The Glasgow Riverside Museum describes it as a car that was produced in a factory run by a woman, Dorothée Pullinger (1894-1986), and it was marketed specifically for women. Galloway Engineering Co. in addition trained its own women engineers. It was set up by Dorothée’s father, Thomas, for the manufacture of aero engines during World War I. The factory was at the Tongland Works in Dumfries, the building surviving today, and it was described as “a fine university for women engineers”.
In 1923, production of the Galloway was transferred to Arrol-Johnstown’s Heathhall Works. Scotland’s oldest car manufacturer, Arrol-Johnston went out of business in 1928.
In her later life, Dorothée Pullinger set up laundry businesses, initially in Croydon and later in Guernsey. She continued to drive one of her Galloway cars late into life.