Globe Furniture Company, Waterloo, Ontario
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Aerial view of factory grounds on Shantz Avenue (later Canbar Avenue, no longer exists) looking northwest towards Waterloo Park. Office and showroom at bottom right, factory building at centre. Lumber yards at top of photo. On the far right beside the building with the smokestacks can be seen the roof of one of the Canada Barrels and Kegs buildings.
- Notes
- The Globe Furniture Company was moved to Waterloo in 1910 after 21 years of successful business in Walkerville, Ontario. Edward F. Seagram, Aloyes Bauer and John Letter found a location on the west side of Shantz Street (later Canbar Avenue, no longer exists) suitable for the expanding business. The company manufactured church and school furniture, including school desks and complete science equipment. It was particularly famous for its artistic wood carvings which were exported all over the world. The company declared bankruptcy in 1968 and the buildings were torn down in 2000.
- Date of Original
- [after 1930]
- Date Of Event
- [after 1930]
- Dimensions
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Width: 25 cm
Height: 20 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 25cm
Image Height: 20cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- C-3-8
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.464289 Longitude: -80.529817
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2
