George Waterston & Sons
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 they 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.
Further Information
A company history was produced by Nigel Watson, Seal of Success: the story of a Scottish family business, George Waterston and Sons, Ltd, 1752-2002.
The National Library of Scotland holds extensive collections relating to George Waterston.
For more information about the history of the firm please see Grace's Guide - The best of British Engineering 1750-1960s.
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