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Robertson, Sanderson and Co

From Graces Guide

of 11 Quality Street, Leith

Wine and Whisky Merchants.

1846 Established by Jas. Usher Dunlop.

1872 Succeeded by David Robertson and Arthur Sanderson.

1895 Robertson, Sanderson and Company Limited was registered, with capital of £350,000, to acquire the business of the same name, wine merchants, whisky blenders and exporters, of Leith and Liverpool.[1]

1914 Directors: Arthur Sanderson (Chairman and Managing Director), Fredk. Reid Sanderson (Managing Director), Wm. Blair, W.S., Arthur Buchanan Sanderson. Premises: The buildings in Quality Street cover about three-quarters of an acre. Storing capacity of warehouses, 14,000 puncheons. Staff: Twenty-five Clerks; Sixteen Travellers. Specialities: High-class Blends of Scotch Whiskies.

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Sources of Information

  1. Glasgow Herald 13 July 1895
  • National Records of Scotland BT2/2961