The beginnings of the R. McDougall company are obscure but seems to have grown out of another business in the 1880s and it lasted till shortly after WW2 when the company was sold. During that time they were known for their very heavy duty machine tools for industry.
I was unraveling bits and pieces of the story when I chanced upon a history at the tremendous Lathes.uk site. Rather than attempting to retell it, the long convoluted story is here.
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