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OTD 6 December 1752

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The Edinburgh stationery and printing firm of George Waterston & Sons was established on 6 December 1752. Originally sealing wax manufacturers, the company soon moved into stationery production .

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George Anderson, the first printer in the city, was admitted as Burgess and Guild Brother in Glasgow on 27 December 1638.

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