Snyder's Limited Furniture Company, Waterloo, Ontario
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Exterior of furniture plant at 129 King Street South. Esso service station sign visible across the street.
Note the sign stating that this building will be demolished for downtown shopping development. - Notes
- Company began as Snyder, Roos Upholstering Company in 1885. In 1903 the founders, Herbert M. Snyder and his brother Alfred H., their two sisters and Henry W. Roos formed Snyder Brothers Upholstering Company Limited. Plant at 97-101 King Street south was opened in 1908. In 1916 Snyder Furniture Company located at 129 King Street south was purchased. In 1960 the company moved to a new plant on Weber Street in Waterloo, this building was demolished and became part of the site of Waterloo Town Square. James C. Snyder acquired the upholstering part of the company and changed name to James C. Snyder Limited in 1966 and operations moved to Kitchener. This company closed in 2004.
- Date of Original
- [ca. 1960]
- Date Of Event
- [ca. 1960]
- Dimensions
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Width: 18 cm
Height: 13 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 18cm
Image Height: 13cm
- Subject(s)
- Factories
Furniture
Snyder Brothers Upholstering Company Limited (Waterloo, Ont.)
Snyder, Alfred H.
Snyder, Roos and Company (Waterloo, Ont.)
Snyder's Limited Furniture Company (Waterloo, Ont.)
Snyder, Herbert M.
Roos, Henry W.
Snyder, Clayton H.
Esso Gas Station (Waterloo, Ont.)
129 King Street South (Waterloo, Ont.) - Local identifier
- C-4-2; Negative No. 090
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.462521 Longitude: -80.521635
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- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
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