Aberdeen

1 07, 2013

1900 A Rival Company setting-up in Aberdeen

2024-03-13T13:14:07+00:00July 1st, 2013|Categories: Press Cuttings|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

The Scottish Comb Company, Limited The statutory meeting of the Scottish Comb Company, Limited, was held yesterday afternoon in the office of the secretary, Mr J. S. Watt, 26 King Street, Aberdeen. A considerable number of shareholders were present. The chairman (Mr George Gordon) informed the meeting that the company had been duly Incorporated on [...]

1 07, 2013

1893 Bone-mill Fire at Messrs Stewart and Co.’s Comb Manufactory

2024-03-13T14:01:29+00:00July 1st, 2013|Categories: Fire, Press Cuttings|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Fire at Aberdeen Comb Works About four o’clock this morning fire was discovered to have broken out in a bone-mill at the back of the main building of Messrs Stewart and Co.’s Comb Manufactory. The fire brigade was telephoned for, but in the meantime a hose reel kept on the premises was brought into requisition, [...]

28 06, 2013

1886 August Strike of Combworkers in Aberdeen

2024-03-14T21:42:51+00:00June 28th, 2013|Categories: Press Cuttings|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

A meeting of combworkers was held last night in the hall, Littlejohn Street, for the purpose of ventilating the grievances of what are known as the “twin-cutters” at the works of Messrs S.R. Stewart & Co., Hutcheon ‘Street, who are at present out on strike against the introduction into the shop of a certain kind [...]

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