Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company
Title
Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company
Arthur Pequegnat Company
Type
Company
Visit Exhibits
Precision Making in Canada Before 1918. https://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/exhibits/show/precision-makers-1857-1918
Begin Date
1896
Active Until
1941
Location
1896 - 53-61 Frederick Street, Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario
c.1920 - Breslau, Ontario
Product Areas
Clocks, bicycles, electrical
Activities
Manufacturing, Designing
Timeline
- 1874 – Arthur Péquegnat (b. 1851) immigrates to Ontario, with his parents and siblings, from Switzerland. (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1896? – Bicycle (“recycle”) factory founded. (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1900-1904 – Bicycle factory at 53-61 Frederick Street, Berlin (Kitchener) retooled for clock manufacture; production begins. (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1916 – City of Berlin changes its name to Kitchener.
- 1920s – Construction of clock cases begins in factory in Breslau, Ontario (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1922 – Company is active at 53 Frederick Street, Kitchener, ON. (Vernon’s Kitchener City Directory, 1922: 373)
- 1923 – Production of bicycles ends (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1927 – Arthur Péquegnat dies; Edmond Pequegnat, Arthur’s son, takes over the management of the factory (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1941/3 – Production of clocks ends due to war-related limitations on the supply of brass; repairs continued; factory leased out. Factory in disrepair post-war. (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1964 – Company dissolved. (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1896? – Bicycle (“recycle”) factory founded. (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1900-1904 – Bicycle factory at 53-61 Frederick Street, Berlin (Kitchener) retooled for clock manufacture; production begins. (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1916 – City of Berlin changes its name to Kitchener.
- 1920s – Construction of clock cases begins in factory in Breslau, Ontario (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1922 – Company is active at 53 Frederick Street, Kitchener, ON. (Vernon’s Kitchener City Directory, 1922: 373)
- 1923 – Production of bicycles ends (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1927 – Arthur Péquegnat dies; Edmond Pequegnat, Arthur’s son, takes over the management of the factory (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1941/3 – Production of clocks ends due to war-related limitations on the supply of brass; repairs continued; factory leased out. Factory in disrepair post-war. (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
- 1964 – Company dissolved. (The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks)
Sources
Varkaris, J., Varkaris C. <i>The Pequegnat Story – The Family and the Clocks</i> (Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1982) <br><br>
Files
Collection
Citation
“Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 14, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/28.
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