Thomas Muir Son and Patton

Just been chatting to mum and she tells me that Edith Nicolls father whose surname was Watson took over a coal merchants business in Dundee the name of the coal merchants business was "Thomas Muir Son and Patton" After the takeover the original name of the firm was kept, but run firstly by Edith Watson's dad(our great grandfather) and then by her brother Tom
I googled the name and came up with this interesting picture of a model train truck(presumably based on a real one )with the firms name on it !
This then would be a model of a real train that once carried the coal for the Watson family firms coal merchant business
As you can see from whats below the firm was still going in the 1930's and is very close to the station which would be used for supplies of coal.This station has been closed for many years now

1930`s

Shops & Business Premises
in Monifieth High Street & Maule Street •

South Side:
School Janitor`s House.
Monifieth Public School.
Corner of Maule Street ? South Union Street.
Office of Thomas Muir Son & Paton. Coal Merchants.
South Union Street.
House.
Farquharson. Plumber.
Winton. Painter.
Railway Cottages.
Railway Goods Yard.
Railway Station.