Harrison & Co. Scientific Instruments
Title
Harrison & Co. Scientific Instruments
Type
Company
Coverage
Montreal, QC
Begin Date
1893-01-01
Active Until
1939-01-01
Location
258 St. James Street, Montreal, QC (1893-)
1237 Metcalfe Street, Montreal, QC (1928)
Product Areas
Scientific Instruments
Spectacles
Surveying
Mathematical
Activities
Supplying
Importing
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1893 – Company founded at 258 St. James Street by [Thomas] L. Harrison, who for “fifteen years, was the active manager of the equally famous house of Messrs. Hearn & Harrison, and finally in May, 1893, he embarked in business on his own account, and enjoys a reputation for skill and reliability second to none in this line in the country… Mr. Harrison is an manufacturer and importer of gold, silver and steel spectacles, eye glasses, cases… mathematical drawing and surveying instruments, thermometers, barometers and meteorological instruments…” (Montreal Illustrated)
- 1896-97 – Harrison & Co advertising as spectacle-sellers in Lovell’s Montreal Directory, located at 258 St James St.; Thomas Harrison of Harrison & Co. recorded as residing in Outremont. (Lovell’s Montreal Directory 1896-97)
- 1928-29 – Harrison & Co. Scientific Instruments at 1237 Metcalfe. (Lovell’s Montreal Directory 1928-29).
- 1931-32 – Company active at 1237 Metcalfe (Lovell’s Montreal Business Directory, 1931-32)
- 1939-40 – Company active at 1237 Metcalfe. (Lovell’s Montreal Business Directory, 1939-40)
- 1964 - Possibly same company active at 1448 Catherine St., W., Montreal. (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964)
- 1896-97 – Harrison & Co advertising as spectacle-sellers in Lovell’s Montreal Directory, located at 258 St James St.; Thomas Harrison of Harrison & Co. recorded as residing in Outremont. (Lovell’s Montreal Directory 1896-97)
- 1928-29 – Harrison & Co. Scientific Instruments at 1237 Metcalfe. (Lovell’s Montreal Directory 1928-29).
- 1931-32 – Company active at 1237 Metcalfe (Lovell’s Montreal Business Directory, 1931-32)
- 1939-40 – Company active at 1237 Metcalfe. (Lovell’s Montreal Business Directory, 1939-40)
- 1964 - Possibly same company active at 1448 Catherine St., W., Montreal. (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964)
Sources
Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory (1964): 772
“Headquarters for Scientific Instruments”, trade card (c.1929) Toronto Public Library Digital Archive, Special Collections in the Arts, SAR-TC-149 (https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/377505/headquarters-for-scientific-instruments)
“Hygrometer” (n.d.) Campbell Scientific Canada Instrument Collection, Id. No. 54 (https://www.campbellsci.ca/museum?s=1117&r=1)
Lovell’s Montreal Directory 1896-97 (1897): 686-688
Lovell’s Montreal Directory 1928-29 (1928)
Lovell’s Montreal Business Directory, 1931-32 (1931)
Lovell’s Montreal Business Directory, 1939-40 (1939)
Montreal Illustrated: The Metropolis of Canada (Montreal: Consolidated Illustrating Co., 1894): 199
“Headquarters for Scientific Instruments”, trade card (c.1929) Toronto Public Library Digital Archive, Special Collections in the Arts, SAR-TC-149 (https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/377505/headquarters-for-scientific-instruments)
“Hygrometer” (n.d.) Campbell Scientific Canada Instrument Collection, Id. No. 54 (https://www.campbellsci.ca/museum?s=1117&r=1)
Lovell’s Montreal Directory 1896-97 (1897): 686-688
Lovell’s Montreal Directory 1928-29 (1928)
Lovell’s Montreal Business Directory, 1931-32 (1931)
Lovell’s Montreal Business Directory, 1939-40 (1939)
Montreal Illustrated: The Metropolis of Canada (Montreal: Consolidated Illustrating Co., 1894): 199
Citation
“Harrison & Co. Scientific Instruments,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2188.