F. Gross
Title
F. Gross
Gross, Clare & Co.
Gross & Co.
Montreal Truss Factory
The Dominion Umbrella and Parasol Factory
Type
Company
Coverage
Montreal, QC
Begin Date
1856-01-01
Active Until
1907-01-01
Location
36 Victoria Square, Montreal, QC (1866-1867)
686-690 Craig Street, Montreal, QC (1880-1881)
712 Craig Street, Montreal, QC (1887-1889)
686 Craig Street., Montreal, QC (1888)
407 St. Catherine Street W., Montreal, QC (1907-1908)
139 St Peter Street, Montreal, QC (1907-1908)
Product Areas
Surgical
Medical
Activities
Supplying
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1856 – Established (Montreal City Directory, 1888-1889)
- 1866-67 – Active at 36 Victoria Square, Montreal. (Montreal City Directory, 1866-1867)
- 1878-79 – Changed name to Gross, Clare & Co. (Trudel)
- 1880-81 – Active at 686-690 Craig Street, Montreal. (Trudel)
- 1889-90 – selling “Dr. Mcintosh’s Galvanic and Faradic batteries” (Montreal City Directory, 1889-90)
- 1881-82 – Name changed to back to Gross & Co. (Notes Ingenium Image #4130-4140)
- 1884 – Acquisition or change of proprietor to J. Hudson. (Commerce of Montreal and its Manufactures)
- 1887-88 – Active at 712 Craig Street, Montreal, QC (Lovell’s Montreal Directory 1887-88)
- 1888 – Appears as “Montreal Truss Factory” noted at 686 Craig Street., Montreal, under proprietor of J. Hudson, who has been in the business for four years. (Commerce of Montreal and its Manufactures)
- 1889-89 – Active at 712 Craig Street, Montreal, advertising in Montreal Directory, pgs 16 and 44, making surgical trusses and surgical instruments, and also advertising the “The Dominion Umbrella and Parasol Factory” at 714 Craig Street. (Notes Ingenium Image #4136)
- 1900 – Active at 712 Craig Street, selling “Dr. MacIntosh’s Galvanic and Faradin Batteries” (Montreal Directory, 1900)
- 1907 – Listed in Montreal Directory selling umbrellas and located at 407 St. Catherine Street W. and 139 St Peter Street, Montreal. (Montreal Directory, 1907-08)
- 1866-67 – Active at 36 Victoria Square, Montreal. (Montreal City Directory, 1866-1867)
- 1878-79 – Changed name to Gross, Clare & Co. (Trudel)
- 1880-81 – Active at 686-690 Craig Street, Montreal. (Trudel)
- 1889-90 – selling “Dr. Mcintosh’s Galvanic and Faradic batteries” (Montreal City Directory, 1889-90)
- 1881-82 – Name changed to back to Gross & Co. (Notes Ingenium Image #4130-4140)
- 1884 – Acquisition or change of proprietor to J. Hudson. (Commerce of Montreal and its Manufactures)
- 1887-88 – Active at 712 Craig Street, Montreal, QC (Lovell’s Montreal Directory 1887-88)
- 1888 – Appears as “Montreal Truss Factory” noted at 686 Craig Street., Montreal, under proprietor of J. Hudson, who has been in the business for four years. (Commerce of Montreal and its Manufactures)
- 1889-89 – Active at 712 Craig Street, Montreal, advertising in Montreal Directory, pgs 16 and 44, making surgical trusses and surgical instruments, and also advertising the “The Dominion Umbrella and Parasol Factory” at 714 Craig Street. (Notes Ingenium Image #4136)
- 1900 – Active at 712 Craig Street, selling “Dr. MacIntosh’s Galvanic and Faradin Batteries” (Montreal Directory, 1900)
- 1907 – Listed in Montreal Directory selling umbrellas and located at 407 St. Catherine Street W. and 139 St Peter Street, Montreal. (Montreal Directory, 1907-08)
Sources
A Chronology of Montreal (Montreal, 1893): 215.
Montreal Directory for 1866-67 (John Lovell, 1886): 64
Lovell’s Montreal Directory For 1887-88 (John Lovell & Son, 1887): 16, 42, 406.
Montreal Directory for 1888-89 (John Lovell & Son, 1888): 44.
Commerce of Montreal and its Manufactures (Montreal, 1888): 123.
Lovell’s Montreal Directory for 1900-01 (John Lovell & Son, 1900): 113.
Lovell’s Montreal Directory for 1907-08 (John Lovell & Son, 1907): 646.
Terril, F. A Chronology of Montreal and Canada from A.D. 1752 to A.D. 1893 (John Lovell, 1893) (https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2099910): 215
Montreal Directory for 1866-67 (John Lovell, 1886): 64
Lovell’s Montreal Directory For 1887-88 (John Lovell & Son, 1887): 16, 42, 406.
Montreal Directory for 1888-89 (John Lovell & Son, 1888): 44.
Commerce of Montreal and its Manufactures (Montreal, 1888): 123.
Lovell’s Montreal Directory for 1900-01 (John Lovell & Son, 1900): 113.
Lovell’s Montreal Directory for 1907-08 (John Lovell & Son, 1907): 646.
Terril, F. A Chronology of Montreal and Canada from A.D. 1752 to A.D. 1893 (John Lovell, 1893) (https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2099910): 215
Citation
“F. Gross,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2179.