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Letterpress printing press at George Waterstons
Letterpress Printing Press at George Waterstons.
George Waterston and Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh, were specialist printers, manufacturing and retail stationers, and sealing wax manufacturers. The Company was established in 1752 and sold wax torches. In 1753 began to produce sealing wax and wafers, and later in the century the firm began the production of ink. In 1828, the family opened a retail stationery shop. Trading from 1786 to 1831 as Ferrier and Waterston. The firm became George Waterston and Son from 1831. The company entered into specialist printing in 1864 with the securing of a contract to print banknotes, which they continued to do until 1970.A London office was opened in 1876, and the firm opened new manufacturing premises in Warriston Road, Edinburgh, in 1902, where they remained until 2003 when the Company moved to Newbridge. In 2004 the company went into liquidation.
Edinburgh City of Print is a joint project between the City of Edinburgh Museums and the Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE). The project aims to catalogue and make accessible the wealth of printing collections held by the City of Edinburgh Museums. For more information about the project please visit www.edinburghcityofprint.org
Letterpress printing press at George Waterstons
Letterpress Printing Press at George Waterstons.
George Waterston and Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh, were specialist printers, manufacturing and retail stationers, and sealing wax manufacturers. The Company was established in 1752 and sold wax torches. In 1753 began to produce sealing wax and wafers, and later in the century the firm began the production of ink. In 1828, the family opened a retail stationery shop. Trading from 1786 to 1831 as Ferrier and Waterston. The firm became George Waterston and Son from 1831. The company entered into specialist printing in 1864 with the securing of a contract to print banknotes, which they continued to do until 1970.A London office was opened in 1876, and the firm opened new manufacturing premises in Warriston Road, Edinburgh, in 1902, where they remained until 2003 when the Company moved to Newbridge. In 2004 the company went into liquidation.
Edinburgh City of Print is a joint project between the City of Edinburgh Museums and the Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE). The project aims to catalogue and make accessible the wealth of printing collections held by the City of Edinburgh Museums. For more information about the project please visit www.edinburghcityofprint.org