Asam Basket Factory, Thessalon, circa 1930
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This is a black and white photo of two males standing on top of a horse drawn wagon laden with bound pieces of wooden stripping for basket production.
Paul Assam and Louis McLeod are noted as the people in the picture. A note on the back of the photo indicates the wood straps pictured are for 11 quart basket handles. - Notes
- The Asam Basket Factory existed from 1920 to 1936. The factory employed about 18 people when it opened and the factory produced various baskets and crates.
This was done on a piece work basis, with an average worker turning out 500 items per day. In the 1920s lathe operators were paid $5.00/shift while general labourers were paid between $3.00 and $4.00/shift. - Date of Original
- 1920-1936
- Dimensions
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Width: 10 in
Height: 7 in
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Local History
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 46.25006 Longitude: -83.5666
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Thessalon Union Public LibraryEmail:thessalonlib@thessalonlibrary.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:187 Main St. Box 549
Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0
