J. Frank Raw
Title
J. Frank Raw
Type
Company
Active From
1921-01-01
Active Until
1954-01-01
Product Areas
Surveying
Optics
Activities
Manufacture
Supplying
Timeline
- 1921 – Located 56 Adelaide St. E., listed as a “Blue Prints and Artists’ Materials” company; not in listings of optical companies. (Toronto City Directory 1921, 1227)
- 1925 – Acquired the surveying instrument division of the Consolidated Optical Company, Toronto, which at the time employed Thomas Pocklington. (“Pocklington, Thomas, 1882–1962”)
- 1930 - J. Frank Raw located in a purpose-built building at 103 Church Street, Toronto. Building constructed by Toronto architect Murray Brown and A.G. Elton. It won a number of architectural awards. (“Heritage Trust By-Law No. 35-86”)
- 1933 – Active; paid repeatedly by Ontario. (Public Accounts of the Province of Ontario for the Year Ending 31st October, 1933)
- 1953-1954 – Active; paid by Ontario (Public Accounts of the Province of Ontario for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1953)
- 1986 – J. Frank Raw building at 103 designated as heritage property by City of Toronto. (“Heritage Trust By-Law No. 35-86”)
- 1925 – Acquired the surveying instrument division of the Consolidated Optical Company, Toronto, which at the time employed Thomas Pocklington. (“Pocklington, Thomas, 1882–1962”)
- 1930 - J. Frank Raw located in a purpose-built building at 103 Church Street, Toronto. Building constructed by Toronto architect Murray Brown and A.G. Elton. It won a number of architectural awards. (“Heritage Trust By-Law No. 35-86”)
- 1933 – Active; paid repeatedly by Ontario. (Public Accounts of the Province of Ontario for the Year Ending 31st October, 1933)
- 1953-1954 – Active; paid by Ontario (Public Accounts of the Province of Ontario for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1953)
- 1986 – J. Frank Raw building at 103 designated as heritage property by City of Toronto. (“Heritage Trust By-Law No. 35-86”)
Sources
Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Public Accounts of the Province of Ontario for the Year Ending 31st October, 1933 Sessional Paper No. 1, 1934 (https://archive.org/details/publicaccounts1933onta)
Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Public Accounts of the Province of Ontario for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1953 and the Year ended March 31 1954 (https://archive.org/details/publicaccounts195354onta)
Ontario Heritage Trust “Heritage Trust By-Law 35-86” (https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/oha/details/file?id=3378)
“Pocklington, Thomas, 1882–1962” Archeion, Archives Association of Ontario (https://www.archeion.ca/pocklington-thomas-1882-1962)
Frank Raw Co. Ltd. “Mathematical and surveying instruments, drawing materials and draughting supplies” Baillie Special Collections Centre 5th Fl Arts CTC Fo, 604.20284 J11 (https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM1917506&R=1917506)
Toronto City Directory 1921 (Might Directories Ltd., 1920): 1227
Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Public Accounts of the Province of Ontario for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1953 and the Year ended March 31 1954 (https://archive.org/details/publicaccounts195354onta)
Ontario Heritage Trust “Heritage Trust By-Law 35-86” (https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/oha/details/file?id=3378)
“Pocklington, Thomas, 1882–1962” Archeion, Archives Association of Ontario (https://www.archeion.ca/pocklington-thomas-1882-1962)
Frank Raw Co. Ltd. “Mathematical and surveying instruments, drawing materials and draughting supplies” Baillie Special Collections Centre 5th Fl Arts CTC Fo, 604.20284 J11 (https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM1917506&R=1917506)
Toronto City Directory 1921 (Might Directories Ltd., 1920): 1227
Citation
“J. Frank Raw,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/4271.