Originally Posted by
path49
I thought the "K" was for Kilbowie, Scotland....
Kilbowie is a "suburb" of sorts of Clydebank.
Singer's beginnings in the area were in Clydebank proper, but when they outgrew those digs and decided to build a large factory, it was in neighboring Kilbowie that land was chosen. The distance from the old Clydebank offices to the new Kilbowie factory is within walking distance.