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Dewar Timeline

Unread postPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:15 pm
by bourbonv
I also made some scotch and other product timelines, but they are relatively small and do not do justice to the brands. I only recorded something found in the archive for reference purposes. The largest is Dewar's because Schenley was the distributor for so many years.

Dewar's Heritage

1806 - John Dewar is born (The House of Dewar 1846-1946,
Anniversary Publication).

1846 - John Dewar opens a Wine and Spirit shop in Perth
(Liquor Store Magazine, 2/70).

1856 - John Alexander Dewar is born (The House of Dewar 1846
-1946, Anniversary Publication).

1860 - Dewar hires his first traveller (sales person) (U D
Archive, Uncataloged Manuscript).

1864 - Thomas Robert Dewar is born (The House of Dewar 1846
-1946, Anniversary Publication).

1879 - John Alexander Dewar joins his father's business and
the name is changed to John Dewar and Son (U D Archive,
Uncataloged Manuscript).

o - Dewar's enters the London Market (U D Archive,
Unpublished Manuscript).

1880 - John Dewar Dies (Arizona Beverage Journal, December
1946, p. 90).

1881 - Thomas Robert Dewar joins the company and the name is
changed to John Dewar and Sons in 1885 (U D Archive,
Uncataloged Manuscript).

1885 - Dewar Whisky wins a gold medal at the Edinburgh
Exhibition (The House of Dewar 1846-1946, Anniversary
Publication)

1890 - Peter Menzies Dewar joins the company (U D Archive,
Uncataloged Manuscript).

1892 - Dewar's advertising in Bonfort's Wine and Spirit
Cicular (p. 33, Oct. 10, 1892).

o - Thomas R. Dewar starts his world tour to find sales
representatives in foriegn markets (The House of Dewar
1846-1946, Anniversary Publication).

1893 - Dewar's is given a "Royal Appointment" by Queen
Victoria (U D Archive, Uncataloged Manuscript).

1894 - Dewar's becomes a limited liability company with shares
sold to fianance expansion (U D Archive, Uncataloged
Manuscript).

o - Dewar's opens a bottling plant in London (U D Archive,
Uncataloged Manuscript).

1896 - House of Dewar builds its own distillery at Aberfeldy
(The House of Dewar 1846-1946, Anniversary
Publication).

1897 - T.R. Dewar's racehorse "Forfarshire" comes in 3rd in
the Derby (The House of Dewar 1846-1946, Anniversary
Publication).

1901 - Edward VII gives Dewar's a Royal Appointment (U D
Archive, Uncataloged Manuscript).

1903 - Dewar's adds a bonded warehouse to its distillery in
Perth (U D Archive, Uncataloged Manuscript).

1904 - Dewar's White Label wins a gold medal at the St. Louis
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (Arizona Beverage
Journal, Dec. 1946, p.90).

1908 - Dewar House in the Haymarket opens to house the firm's
London offices (The House of Dewar 1846-1946,
Anniversary Publication).

1910 - George V gives Dewars a Royal Appointment (U D Archive,
Uncataloged Manuscript).

1912 - Warehouses and Glass storage added to Dewar's as
production reaches a million and a half gallons
annually (U D Archive, Uncataloged Manuscript).

1915 - Dewar's joins with Buchanan to form Scotch Whisky
Brands, Ltd. (U D Archive, Uncataloged Manuscript).

1925 - Dewar's joins Distillers Limited Corporation Schenley
Magazine, p.14).

1929 - John Alexander Dewar dies (U D Archive, Uncataloged
Manuscript).

1930 - Peter Dewar becomes chairman of the company upon the
death of his father (U D Archive, Uncataloged
Manuscript).

o - Thomas Robert Dewar Dies (The House of Dewar 1846-1946,
Anniversary Publication).

1936 - September 21, 1936, Schenley becomes sole distributor
of Dewar's in the United States (U D Archive,
Uncataloged Manuscript).

1946 - Peter Dewar retires (U D Archive, Uncataloged
Manuscript).

Mike Veach