Ness, McLaren & Bate
Title
Ness, McLaren & Bate
T.W. Ness
T.W. Ness & Co.
James L. Rankin
Type
Company
Coverage
Montreal, QC
Active From
1893-01-01
Active Until
1897-01-01
Location
749 Craig Street, Montreal, QC (1893)
Product Areas
Telephone
Electricity
Telegraphy
Communications
Activities
Manufacturing
Supplying
Timeline
- 1893, Mar. – Active as T.W. Ness at 749 Craig Street, Montreal, QC (“Telephones” Canadian Electrical News)
- 1894, Jul. – The company listed in the newspapers as insolvent and being owned by Thomas W. Ness, Peter H. Davidson, John E. Adams, and James L. Rankin “manufacturers and dealers of electrical supplies.” (Montreal Daily Herald, July 24, 1894)
- 1894, Dec. – Active as T.W. Ness at 749 Craig Street, but invoice is stamped “In Liquidation”. Advertising “Telephones, Annunciators, Electric Bells, &c, &c.” and selling electrical wire. (Invoice, Dec 11, 1894)
- 1895, Feb. – James L. Rankin selling from 749 Craig Street, Montreal, QC, and listed as having bought the estate of T.W. Ness. (Invoice, Feb. 9, 1895)
- 1895, Nov. – Listed as T.W. Ness & Co., with “& Co.” pencilled in. (Invoice, Nov. 30, 1895)
- 1897, Nov. – Active as Ness, McLaren & Bate and successors to T.W. Ness, advertising “Manufacturers of Telephones, Annunciators, Telegraph Instruments &c.” (Invoice, January 31st, 1896)
- 189? – Active as Ness, McLaren & Bate in Montreal, advertising “Telephones, Telegraph Instruments, Annuciators, Electrical House Furnishings, and General Electrical Supplies.” (Telephone catalogue no. 15 and price list)
- 1894, Jul. – The company listed in the newspapers as insolvent and being owned by Thomas W. Ness, Peter H. Davidson, John E. Adams, and James L. Rankin “manufacturers and dealers of electrical supplies.” (Montreal Daily Herald, July 24, 1894)
- 1894, Dec. – Active as T.W. Ness at 749 Craig Street, but invoice is stamped “In Liquidation”. Advertising “Telephones, Annunciators, Electric Bells, &c, &c.” and selling electrical wire. (Invoice, Dec 11, 1894)
- 1895, Feb. – James L. Rankin selling from 749 Craig Street, Montreal, QC, and listed as having bought the estate of T.W. Ness. (Invoice, Feb. 9, 1895)
- 1895, Nov. – Listed as T.W. Ness & Co., with “& Co.” pencilled in. (Invoice, Nov. 30, 1895)
- 1897, Nov. – Active as Ness, McLaren & Bate and successors to T.W. Ness, advertising “Manufacturers of Telephones, Annunciators, Telegraph Instruments &c.” (Invoice, January 31st, 1896)
- 189? – Active as Ness, McLaren & Bate in Montreal, advertising “Telephones, Telegraph Instruments, Annuciators, Electrical House Furnishings, and General Electrical Supplies.” (Telephone catalogue no. 15 and price list)
Sources
“Calling in Creditors” Montreal Daily Herald, July 24, 1894: 4
W. Ness; Ness, McLaren & Bate, James L. Rankin, Invoices, December 11, 1894; February 9, 1895; November 30, 1895. McGill University Archives. Acc. 454 50-52 RG32 C.837 File 05711
Ness, McLaren & Bate. Telephone catalogue no. 15 and price list (189?) (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100312837)
“Telephones” T.W. Ness. Canadian Electrical News III No. 3 (March 1893): ii (preamble) (https://ia802209.us.archive.org/1/items/electricalnews18931894/electricalnews18931894.pdf)
W. Ness; Ness, McLaren & Bate, James L. Rankin, Invoices, December 11, 1894; February 9, 1895; November 30, 1895. McGill University Archives. Acc. 454 50-52 RG32 C.837 File 05711
Ness, McLaren & Bate. Telephone catalogue no. 15 and price list (189?) (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100312837)
“Telephones” T.W. Ness. Canadian Electrical News III No. 3 (March 1893): ii (preamble) (https://ia802209.us.archive.org/1/items/electricalnews18931894/electricalnews18931894.pdf)
Citation
“Ness, McLaren & Bate,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2411.