Canada Clock Factory Clock, c.1980s
Description
- Creator
- Jane Varkaris, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A colour photograph of a clock hanging in the Whitby Museum. This clock was made by the Canada Clock Company in Whitby, Ontario.
- Notes
- The Canada Clock Company was located on the southeast corner of Brock and Colborne Streets. The factory was the first clock factory in Canada. Originally owned and operated by the Collin brothers, (William F., John F. and Edward) in 1872, the Canada Clock Company Factory operated in Whitby until 1876 when the equipment was sold to a new clock company in Hamilton, Ontario, the Hamilton Clock Company (Varkaris, Jane et al., The Canada and Hamilton Clock Companies. Erin: The Boston Mills Press, 1986).
- Date of Original
- c.1980s
- Dimensions
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Width: 3.5 in
Height: 5 in
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Winter, Brian ; Varkaris, Jane
- Corporate Name(s)
- Whitby Museum ; Canada Clock Company
- Local identifier
- A2014_015_004
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8787182555358 Longitude: -78.9413243228149
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.
- Copyright Date
- 1980
- Copyright Holder
- Jane Varkaris
- Recommended Citation
- Canada Clock Factory Label, c.1980s, Jane Varkaris. Whitby Archives A2014_015_004.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a colour photograph.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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