By 1952 tractors were becoming a more commonplace element of the farming technology on farms. There were also a number of dealer networks to supply the various makes such as those of Fordson and Ferguson.
We have pulled together a list of the main dealers and agents of tractors in 1952. Who was your local dealer? Did they have an impact on the tractors and agricultural implements and machines that were used in an area? How many of the names do you recognise?
Tractor dealers:
Agra Motor & Agricultural Engineers, Quayside, Banff
Alexanders of Edinburgh Ltd, 64 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh
Caledonian Tractor & Equipment Company Limited, office and works, 1 Rigby Street, Glasgow
Cumming & Dempster, Dee Street, Banchory
John Davidson & Sons (Engineers) Ltd, 23 Main Street, Turriff, Aberdeenshire
James Duncan, Victoria Garage, Maud, Aberdeenshire
Elgin Central Engineers Ltd, Fordson Main Dealers, High Street and Hill Street, Elgin
William Elrick (Aberdeen) Ltd, Fordson agents, 2 Great Northern Road, Aberdeen
Farm Mechanisation Co. Ltd, Ferguson tractor distributors, Ladybank, Fife
Fish Rodger (Tractors) Ltd, 34-36 High Street, Jedburgh
John Fowler & Co. (Leeds), Leeds, diesel crawler tractors, Scottish representative George E. McCaw, 112 Bath Street, Glasgow
James Gordon & Co. (International and David Brown main dealers), New Market Street, Castle Douglas
Lutkins Ltd, 160 Bath Street, Glasgow
Mackay’s Garage & Agricultural Co. Ltd, (Ferguson distributors), Central Garage, Dingwall. Branches: County Garage, Thurso; County Garage, Dornoch
Kenneth McKenzie & Sons (sole David Brown distributors for the North), Evanton, Ross-shire Branches: Conon Bridge; Inverness: 30 King Street
MacNeill Tractors Ltd, 20 Graham Square, Glasgow
Mannofield Motors Ltd, (distributors for counties of Aberdeen, Banff and Kincardine for Turner “Yeoman of England” diesel tractors, 571 Great Western Road, Aberdeen
Marshall, Sons & Co. Ltd, Gainsborough, Scottish representative: George E. McCaw, 112 Bath Street, Glasgow
Massey-Harris Limited, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Head office: Barton Dock Road, Manchester
W. & R. Murray (all leading makes), Main Street, Alford, Aberdeenshire
P. S. Nicholson, Elgin
Scottish Tractors (Aberdeen) Ltd, Ellon
Scottish Tractors (Aberdeen) Ltd, Fraserburgh
Scottish Tractors (Huntly) Ltd, Huntly
P. S. Nicholson (Forres) Ltd, Forres
Jack Olding and Co. (Scotland) Ltd, Coronation Works, Coupar Angus, Perthshire
Reekie Engineering Co. Ltd, Ferguson tractor distributors, Arbroath. Branch: Laurencekirk
Robertson & McLaren of Stirling Ltd, (David Brown distributors for Central Scotland), Abbey Road, Stirling
Geo. Sellar & Son Ltd (International main dealers), 30 Great Northern Road, Aberdeen. Branches: Huntly, Perth; works, Alloa
Shearer Bros Ltd (Fordson distributors), Maybank Works, Turriff, Aberdeenshire
J. B. W. Smith Ltd (David Brown & Massey-Harris main agents), Cupar, Fife
Stirling Tractors Ltd, Ferguson tractor distributors, St Ninians, Stirling
