Centenaries of Glasgow Trades Arms

 A number of the Incorporated Trades of Glasgow will mark the Centenary this year of their grants of arms.

Incorporation of Skinners and Glovers in Glasgow

Per fess Azure and Ermine, a pale counterchanged, three rams salient Argent, two and one, armed and unguled Or, on a chief Or an ancient handbell Sable between two chapeaux Gules, turned up of the Second.

Grant: February 14th 1924 volume 26 folio 25  

Incorporation of Fleshers in Glasgow

Azure two pole axes in saltire between three bulls' heads and necks cabossed Argent, on a chief of the last a boar's head couped Gules.

Grant: February 25th 1924 volume 26 folio 26 

Incorporation of Wrights in Glasgow

Parted per fess dovetailed Gules and Or, in chief an ancient Scots nail hammer and axe in saltire, surmounted of a wright's chisel edge downwards paleways, and in base the half length figure of Saint Kentigern affronté vested and mitred, his right raised in the act of benediction and having in his left hand a crozier all proper.

Grant: March 17th 1924 volume 26 folio 27

Incorporation of Gardeners in Glasgow

Argent on a mount in base, the Tree of Paradise, environed with a serpent, between Adam and Eve all proper, on a chief Azure a spade and rake in saltire between in the dexter the sun in his splendour and in the sinister the moon in her increment all proper.

Grant: March 25th 1924 volume 26 folio 29 

Incorporation of Tailors in Glasgow 

Argent on a chevron Gules between a bodkin accompanied on the dexter by a pair of shears expanded in saltire and in the sinister by a tailor's smoothing iron all proper in chief, on a mount in base Vert a tent purpure fringed Or, a cutting square chevronwise of the last.

Grant: May 14th 1924 Volume 26 folio 30 

Incorporation of Coopers in Glasgow

Argent on a chevron Gules between two barrels in chief and base a salmon on its back proper, holding in its mouth a signet ring Or, gemmed Azure, a croze iron between an adze and an axe as used in the Trade all proper.

Grant: June 26th 1924 volume 26 folio 34

Incorporation of Bonnetmakers and Dyers in Glasgow

Argent a chevron enarched of three tracts Gules, Or and Azure, between a pair of clipping shears accompanied by a Kilmarnock bonnet in the dexter and a wool pack in the sinister all proper in chief and in base two hands clasped, sleeves turned back of the fourth, semmet and cuffs proper.

Grant: July 14th 1924 volume 26 folio 37

Incorporation of Maltmen in Glasgow

Gules on a chevron between two garbs in chief and in base a malt measure full of malt and across the mouth of the same a rolling-pin in bend all Or, two malt shovels of the field.

Grant: July 21st 1924 volume 26 folio 38