Faux Tortoiseshell Ornamental Hair Pin with Hinged Decoration
ManufacturerManufactured by
S R Stewart & Co
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1825 - 1997)
AssociatedAssociated with
Aberdeen Comb Works
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1825 - 1997)
Datemid 19th-early 20th Century
Object NameHair Pin
Mediumplastic (pressed and dyed horn)
ClassificationsScience And Technology
Dimensions1 × 8.5cm
Heading: 2.9 × 3.4cm
Heading: 2.9 × 3.4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2012 by Mr Hugh Smith.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS093997
More About MeAberdeen Comb Works, founded by the Stewart family, was based at 28-40 Hutcheon Street and was said to be the largest comb works in the world in the mid-nineteenth century, employing over 900 people.
1950 - 1960
1970-1979
Margaret Stuart Simpson
Angus Menmuir Neil
