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Paquin Camera Works
Alternative Names
Pacquin Camera Exchange
Type
Company
Coverage
Toronto, ON
Active From
1935-01-01
Active Until
1947-01-01
Location
787 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON (1935, 1947)
Product Areas
Cameras
Electrical
Activities
Repairing
Supplying
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1935 – Active as Paquin Camera Exchange at 787 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON, and associated with proprietor Joseph M. Paquin. (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory (1935): 978)
- 1939 – Company active as Paquin Camera Works and selling a condenser to the Department of Applied Physics at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Toronto. (University of Toronto Report of the Board of Governors…1939: 278)
- 1945-46 – Company active in Toronto Paquin Camera Works and conducting repairs for the Department of Health, Government of Ontario. (“Public Accounts of the Department of Health”: E24)
- 1947 – Active as Paquin Camera Works, with proprietor Joseph M. Paquin. Located at 787 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON. (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory (1947))
- 1939 – Company active as Paquin Camera Works and selling a condenser to the Department of Applied Physics at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Toronto. (University of Toronto Report of the Board of Governors…1939: 278)
- 1945-46 – Company active in Toronto Paquin Camera Works and conducting repairs for the Department of Health, Government of Ontario. (“Public Accounts of the Department of Health”: E24)
- 1947 – Active as Paquin Camera Works, with proprietor Joseph M. Paquin. Located at 787 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON. (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory (1947))
Sources
University of Toronto, University of Toronto Report of the Board of Governors for the Year Ending 1939, The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (T.E. Bowman, 1940) (https://ia801309.us.archive.org/29/items/uoftreportgov1939univ/uoftreportgov1939univ.pdf)
“Public Accounts of the Department of Health” Public Accounts of the Province of Ontario for the Year Ended 31st March 1944/ 1945–46, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Sessional Paper No. 1, 1946 (T.E. Bowman, 1945): E1–E58 (https://archive.org/details/publicaccounts1945onta/page/n5/mode/2up)
“Public Accounts of the Department of Health” Public Accounts of the Province of Ontario for the Year Ended 31st March 1944/ 1945–46, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Sessional Paper No. 1, 1946 (T.E. Bowman, 1945): E1–E58 (https://archive.org/details/publicaccounts1945onta/page/n5/mode/2up)
Radio Valve Co. of Canada
Alternative Names
RVC
Radio Valve Company
Type
Company
Coverage
Toronto, ON
Begin Date
1922-01-01
Active Until
1942-01-01
Location
189–221 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON (1935, 1942)
Product Areas
Electronics
Valves
Tubes
Activities
Designing
Manufacturing
Timeline
1922 – The Radio Valve Co. of Canada (RVC) is incorporated as a spinoff from General Electric Canada, intended to specifically manufacture radio valves. (“RVC”; Murray)
1923 – The company entered into an agreement with the Canadian Marconi Co. to be the exclusive manufacturing arm for Marconi in Canada, selling all of its Marconi valves to Canadian Marconi only. In addition, it would supply General Electric Canada only at a price 10% higher than that of valves sold to Marconi. (“RVC”; Murray)
1927 – RVC is active, with its distributors the Canadian Marconi Co. and Canadian General Electric. Advertisement selling tubes through the Sun Electrical Co., Ltd., at 1842 Scarth St., Regina, SK. (“These Initials Your Guarantee”)
1929 – Active, and trying to develop a “tube that would equal or nearly equal the UX-250 and UX-210 which would be manufactured to sell at a lower price than these tubes…” (“Radio – A Department for Those Who Are ‘Listening In’”)
1935 – RVC is active at 189–221 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON. Sharing a building with Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd, Edison Lamp Works and Vacuum Tube Division CGE Co. Ltd. (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory, 1935: 1456)
1938 – Active, mentioned in the context of a discussion about a high proportion of radio tubes made by Canadian companies being defective. (“Inquiry Adjourned Into Radio Trade”)
1942 – Active at 221 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON. Hiring “For Inspection Work - Reliable girl with Initiative, capable of taking responsibility, good opportunity, technical education preferable.” (“For Inspection Work”)
1923 – The company entered into an agreement with the Canadian Marconi Co. to be the exclusive manufacturing arm for Marconi in Canada, selling all of its Marconi valves to Canadian Marconi only. In addition, it would supply General Electric Canada only at a price 10% higher than that of valves sold to Marconi. (“RVC”; Murray)
1927 – RVC is active, with its distributors the Canadian Marconi Co. and Canadian General Electric. Advertisement selling tubes through the Sun Electrical Co., Ltd., at 1842 Scarth St., Regina, SK. (“These Initials Your Guarantee”)
1929 – Active, and trying to develop a “tube that would equal or nearly equal the UX-250 and UX-210 which would be manufactured to sell at a lower price than these tubes…” (“Radio – A Department for Those Who Are ‘Listening In’”)
1935 – RVC is active at 189–221 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON. Sharing a building with Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd, Edison Lamp Works and Vacuum Tube Division CGE Co. Ltd. (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory, 1935: 1456)
1938 – Active, mentioned in the context of a discussion about a high proportion of radio tubes made by Canadian companies being defective. (“Inquiry Adjourned Into Radio Trade”)
1942 – Active at 221 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON. Hiring “For Inspection Work - Reliable girl with Initiative, capable of taking responsibility, good opportunity, technical education preferable.” (“For Inspection Work”)
Sources
“For Inspection Work” Toronto Daily Star, April 19, 1942: 34
“Inquiry Adjourned Into Radio Trade” The Gazette, Montreal, July 15, 1938: 21.
Murray, Robert P. The Early Development of Radio in Canada, 1901–1930: An Illustrated History (Sonoran Publishers, 2005)
“Radio – A Department for Those Who Are ‘Listening In’” The Globe, Toronto, February 5, 1929: 10
“RVC” The Valve Museum (http://www.r-type.org/static/makervc.htm) [14-11-24]
“RVC - These Initials Your Guarantee” The Morning Leader, Regina, April 14, 1927: 19
“Inquiry Adjourned Into Radio Trade” The Gazette, Montreal, July 15, 1938: 21.
Murray, Robert P. The Early Development of Radio in Canada, 1901–1930: An Illustrated History (Sonoran Publishers, 2005)
“Radio – A Department for Those Who Are ‘Listening In’” The Globe, Toronto, February 5, 1929: 10
“RVC” The Valve Museum (http://www.r-type.org/static/makervc.htm) [14-11-24]
“RVC - These Initials Your Guarantee” The Morning Leader, Regina, April 14, 1927: 19
The Phonola Company of Canada Ltd.
Type
Company
Brand
Coverage
Kitchener, ON
Active From
1914-01-01
End Date
1925-01-01
Location
480 Victoria Street, Kitchener, ON (1922)
Product Areas
Electricity
Sound reproduction
Activities
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1914 – The Phonola Co. of Canada is apparently active and manufacturing in Canada: Phonola-brand “talking machines” are on sale at the Hurteau Williams Co. Ltd. in Ottawa, ON: “Now is your opportunity to buy a genuine Phonola made in Canada… The regular price of this talking machine is $165. If it were an American machine it would cost you at least $225.” (“Ten Days’ Talking Machine Sale”)
- 1916 – The Pollock Manufacturing Co., Ltd., of Kitchener, ON, is advertising its sales of the Phonola Talking Machine; advertisements suggest the Pollock Co. is actually manufacturing Phonola-brand products: “If you are paying the duty from motives of patriotism, your course is commendable… the Phonola offers you all that you can get in any foreign-made equivalent at a considerable reduction in cost.” This refers to electrical equipment tariffs on US imports, raising money for the war effort from Canadian importers and buyers. (“Phonola - Model Prince $175”)
- 1919 – The Phonola Co. of Canada Ltd., an arm of the General Phonograph Corp. of New York, NY, USA takes over the Pollock Manufacturing Company of Kitchener, ON, with which it already has a trading link. (“Phonola”)
- 1922 – Active as General Phonograph Corp. of Canada at 480 Victoria Street, Kitchener, ON. (Irwin’s Kitchener-Waterloo City Directory (1922-23): 135)
- 1925 – A new company owned by A.B. Pollock, Pollock-Welker Ltd. repurchases the Phonola Co. Kitchener plant and business, and produces “Helycon phonograph motors, tone-arms and reproducers, which are so favorable known to the trade in Canada…” (“Phonola”)
Sources
“Phonola” Canadian Antique Phonograph Society News (https://www.capsnews.org/capp/phonola/phonola.html) [14-08-23]
“Phonola - Model Prince $175” The Calgary Daily Herald, November 1, 1916: 5
“Ten Days’ Talking Machine Sale” The Evening Citizen (Ottawa), October 15, 1914: 1
“Phonola - Model Prince $175” The Calgary Daily Herald, November 1, 1916: 5
“Ten Days’ Talking Machine Sale” The Evening Citizen (Ottawa), October 15, 1914: 1
