J and C Carmichael

On the father's death the mother moved to Pentland in Midlothian and apprenticed the boys to her brother, Mr Umpherston, as millwrights.

In 1833, the company built two steam locomotives, Earl of Airlie and Lord Wharncliffe, for the Dundee and Newtyle Railway.

[5][6] A statue to James Carmichael by John Hutchison was erected in Albert Square in Dundee city centre in 1876.

In the speeches on the inauguration day in 1876 the highlights of James's engineering skills mentioned included the development of new marine reversing gear in 1818, installed on the Tay steamer 'George IV' in 1821.

Both of these inventions were given freely to the trade, and the fan blowers were so well received by the engineers and ironfounders of Glasgow that the brothers were invited to a banquet in their honour where they were each presented with a service of silver plate.