Hearn & Potter
Title
Hearn & Potter
Type
Company
Coverage
Toronto, ON
Begin Date
1853-10-01
End Date
1853-01-01
Location
54 King Street West, Toronto, ON (1853-1857)
Product Areas
Mathematical
Surveying
Jewellery
Activities
Manufacturing
Importing
Supplying
Repairing
Timeline
- 1852 – William Hearn recently taken over the business of George Savage at 54 King Street, Toronto, selling clocks, electroplated household items, boxes and jewellery. (“Electro-Plate”, (1852))
- 1853, Sept – William Hearn still advertising as William Hearn. (“Electro Plate – A Full assortment…” (1853))
- 1853, Oct – The Hearn & Potter business is active at 54 King Street, Toronto. Name is given as “Hearn & Potter (from Dollonds)”. Advertising as “Mathematical instrument makers, Opticians and Jewellers, Importers and makers of Theodolites, Marine Compasses, Lvels and all kinds of Surveying and Optical Instruments, Repairing and Adjusting on the premises.” (“Hearn & Potter”; Brooks & Daniels, 1040)
- 1857, November – The Hearn & Potter partnership has dissolved into two separate businesses. William Hearn, represented by Charles Hearn, is advertising in the Globe: “The undersigned has added the manufactures of DRAWING to that of SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS, as carried on by the late firm of Hearn and Potter.” Located at 54 King St. E (“Drawing Instruments”)
- 1858-59 – The Hearn & Potter partnership is dissolved, forming in the next few years two companies of two pairs of brothers(?): William Hearn and Charles Hearn, and Charles Potter and A.F. Potter. (Brooks & Daniels, 1040; Caverhill’s Toronto City Directory 1859-60)
- 1853, Sept – William Hearn still advertising as William Hearn. (“Electro Plate – A Full assortment…” (1853))
- 1853, Oct – The Hearn & Potter business is active at 54 King Street, Toronto. Name is given as “Hearn & Potter (from Dollonds)”. Advertising as “Mathematical instrument makers, Opticians and Jewellers, Importers and makers of Theodolites, Marine Compasses, Lvels and all kinds of Surveying and Optical Instruments, Repairing and Adjusting on the premises.” (“Hearn & Potter”; Brooks & Daniels, 1040)
- 1857, November – The Hearn & Potter partnership has dissolved into two separate businesses. William Hearn, represented by Charles Hearn, is advertising in the Globe: “The undersigned has added the manufactures of DRAWING to that of SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS, as carried on by the late firm of Hearn and Potter.” Located at 54 King St. E (“Drawing Instruments”)
- 1858-59 – The Hearn & Potter partnership is dissolved, forming in the next few years two companies of two pairs of brothers(?): William Hearn and Charles Hearn, and Charles Potter and A.F. Potter. (Brooks & Daniels, 1040; Caverhill’s Toronto City Directory 1859-60)
Sources
Brooks, R., Daniels, W.S. “Surveying Instrument Makers of Central Canada” (1993) Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering Vol. 20, 1037-1046 (1993): 1040
Caverhill’s Toronto City Directory 1859-60 (1859): 92
“Drawing Instruments” The Globe (Toronto), 30 November 1857: Classifieds 1
“Electro-Plate” The Globe (Toronto), November 6, 1852: Classifieds 2
“Electro Plate – A full assortment…” The Globe (Toronto), September 27, 1853: Classifieds 1
“Hearn & Potter” The Globe (Toronto), October 25, 1853: Classifieds 1 (549)
Citation
“Hearn & Potter,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2191.