- 1870 John Stewart, Junior, Ceases to be a Partner in Stewart, R. Stewart, & Company
- 1872 Messrs Stewart, Rowell, Stewart & Co – Court Case v. Apprentice
- 1876 C.G. Elrick Rosemount Comb Works Wins Award at Philadelphia Exhibition
- 1878 Litigation over comb-making machine patent – Stewart, Rowell Stewart & Co vs C.G. Elrick & Co
- 1882 C.G. Elrick – House Property and contents for sale
- 1884 AGM of Messrs C.G. Elrick & Co Ltd
- 1885 AGM of Messrs C.G. Elrick & Co Ltd
- 1886 August Strike of Combworkers in Aberdeen
- 1886 C.G. Elrick & Co employees assault Stewart, Rowell, Stewart & Co employee for refusing to strike
- 1887 C.G. Elrick & Co Ltd totally destroyed by fire
- 1887 Funeral of John Stewart
- 1890 The Rosemount Combworkers strike (7 weeks in)
- 1890 The strike at Rosemount Combworks (6 weeks in)
- 1893 Bone-mill Fire at Messrs Stewart and Co.’s Comb Manufactory
- 1896 Sir David Stewart receives the honour of knighthood
- 1897 The Aberdeen Combworks Golf Club
- 1899 Planning Approval for New Combworks at Kittybrewster
- 1900 A Rival Company setting-up in Aberdeen
- 1903 Proposed Amalgamation of Comb Manufacturing Companies
- 1903 The Aberdeen Combworks buy The Scottish Comb Co.
- 1903 The Aberdeen Combworks Settlement Agreed
- 1906 Article on “The Making of Combs” in the Worlds Work
- 1909 Aberdeen combmakers society AGM
- 1913 Combworkers Picnic at Banchory House
- 1913 Trading Review of the Aberdeen Combworks Co., Ltd
- 1919 Sir David Stewart’s Death
- 1923 Writer’s cramp compensation case
- 1925 Prying chemist fined
- 1930 Making Combs for Eve – A new use for skimmed milk
- 1935 Col. Stewarts death – obituaries
- 1936 Foreign competition causes a loss for that year
- 1937 Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr Gordon David
- 1949 New comb perfumes hair
- 1949 Restrictive practices
- 1950 New Products
- 1952 ‘British Trade Journal and Export World’ Article on The Aberdeen Combworks Co. Ltd
- 1964 Takeover by Daniel Montgomery & Son Ltd
- 1965 Article from Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce on A.C.W Limited
- 1969 53 Workers Redundant Following Fire In April 1969
- 1969 Aberdeen Combworks Ablaze
- 1981 Old Combworks may get facelift
- 1997 Obituary Norman V.L. Barclay
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