Carl Gustav Schulze
Title
Carl Gustav Schulze
Carl Gustav Schulz
Halifax Nautical Instrument Co.
Type
Company
Individual
Active From
1885-01-01
Active Until
1926-01-01
Location
Halifax, NS
Product Areas
Jewellery
Clocks/Watches
Locks
Opticians
Nautical
Activities
Supplying
Repairing
Timeline
- 1884 – Emigrated from Germany to Halifax, NS. (Brooks, 51-52)
- 1885 – Working as jeweller. (Brooks, 51-52)
- 1887-88 – In Halifax City Directory, described as locksmith. (Brooks, 51-52)
- 1888-89 – In Halifax City Directory, described as “watch-and-chronometer” maker, but probably didn’t make. (Brooks, 51-52)
- 1898 – Advertising in city directory as C.G. Schulze, at 165 Barrington Street, Halifax, NS. “Practical Watch and Chronometer Maker… Importer of fine… watches… and optical goods, Chronometers for sale, for Hire and Repaired… Rates determined by Transit Observations… Special attention given to repairing Fine Watches.” (Halifax City Directory 1898–99: 50)
- 1914 – Listed in city directory as “Chronometer rater” at 167 Barrington St., Halifax, NS. Described self as “Marine Optician” in Halifax City Directory, “suggesting that he made spyglass telescopes or at least ground the optical elements” (Brooks, 51-52; McAlpine Halifax City Directory (1914-1915): 534)
- 1917-1926 – Trading under name Halifax Nautical Instrument Co. (Brooks, 51-52)
- 1885 – Working as jeweller. (Brooks, 51-52)
- 1887-88 – In Halifax City Directory, described as locksmith. (Brooks, 51-52)
- 1888-89 – In Halifax City Directory, described as “watch-and-chronometer” maker, but probably didn’t make. (Brooks, 51-52)
- 1898 – Advertising in city directory as C.G. Schulze, at 165 Barrington Street, Halifax, NS. “Practical Watch and Chronometer Maker… Importer of fine… watches… and optical goods, Chronometers for sale, for Hire and Repaired… Rates determined by Transit Observations… Special attention given to repairing Fine Watches.” (Halifax City Directory 1898–99: 50)
- 1914 – Listed in city directory as “Chronometer rater” at 167 Barrington St., Halifax, NS. Described self as “Marine Optician” in Halifax City Directory, “suggesting that he made spyglass telescopes or at least ground the optical elements” (Brooks, 51-52; McAlpine Halifax City Directory (1914-1915): 534)
- 1917-1926 – Trading under name Halifax Nautical Instrument Co. (Brooks, 51-52)
Sources
Brooks, R. “Nautical Instrument Makers in Atlantic Canada” Nova Scotia Historical Review 6, pgs 36–54 (1986)
Collection
Citation
“Carl Gustav Schulze,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 30, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/4286.
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