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1886 John McBain was listed as a blacksmith.<ref>Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland 1886</ref>. He was described the same way in the 1903 edition. | |||
1946 John McBain and Son Limited was incorporated, with capital of £5,500, to carry on business as motor, agricultural, mechanical engineers, iron, steel, and metal founders.<ref>Berwick Advertiser 2 May 1946</ref> | 1946 John McBain and Son Limited was incorporated, with capital of £5,500, to carry on business as motor, agricultural, mechanical engineers, iron, steel, and metal founders.<ref>Berwick Advertiser 2 May 1946</ref> | ||
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The Garage, Chirnside, Berwickshire
1886 John McBain was listed as a blacksmith.[1]. He was described the same way in the 1903 edition.
1946 John McBain and Son Limited was incorporated, with capital of £5,500, to carry on business as motor, agricultural, mechanical engineers, iron, steel, and metal founders.[2]
1999 The company, which had by now changed its name to Cochranes Garages (Berwick) Limited, went into receivership.[3]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland 1886
- ↑ Berwick Advertiser 2 May 1946
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/24537/page/98