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and later acquired two more distilleries. In 1906, he bought Lowrie's and rapidly mechanised their production facilities in
Glasgow. In 1907, he acquired an interest in the North British Bottle Manufacturing Company and purchased the Acme Tea Chest Company, both to aid his business. Both were rapidly
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