Cohen Bros. Ltd.
Title
Cohen Bros. Ltd.
Type
Company
Active From
1894
End Date
1907
Location
24 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, ON (1900)
Product Areas
Jewellery
Optical
Ophthalmic Instruments
Activities
Manufacturing
Supplying
Designing
Timeline
1894 – L.G. Amsden joins Cohen Brothers Ltd. (Moses M. Cohen and ?? Cohen), Toronto, an ophthalmic instrument and jewellery company. (“Lionel George Amsden”)
1900 – The Cohen Brothers Ltd., finding their factory “so much over-crowded” prepares to moves to “the splendid stone building on the north side of Adelaide Street a few doors west of Yonge Street, formerly occupied by McBurney, Beatty Bicycle Company, as a factory”, this 24 Adelaide St. W. (The Canadian Jeweller, January 1900, pg 41)
1900 – L.G. Amsden is principal of the ongoing courses at the “Canadian Ophthalmic College”, located at 24 Adelaide St. W. (The Canadian Jeweller, July 1900, pg 15)
1905 – Registered.
1907 – Cohen Brothers Ltd., Toronto purchased by Lionel G. Amsden, who forms Consolidated Optical.
1900 – The Cohen Brothers Ltd., finding their factory “so much over-crowded” prepares to moves to “the splendid stone building on the north side of Adelaide Street a few doors west of Yonge Street, formerly occupied by McBurney, Beatty Bicycle Company, as a factory”, this 24 Adelaide St. W. (The Canadian Jeweller, January 1900, pg 41)
1900 – L.G. Amsden is principal of the ongoing courses at the “Canadian Ophthalmic College”, located at 24 Adelaide St. W. (The Canadian Jeweller, July 1900, pg 15)
1905 – Registered.
1907 – Cohen Brothers Ltd., Toronto purchased by Lionel G. Amsden, who forms Consolidated Optical.
Sources
The Canadian Jeweller (January 1900): 41
The Canadian Jeweller (July 1900): 15
“Lionel George Amsden” Who’s Who in Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women Vol 6-7 (International Press, Ltd., 1915-1916): 20
The Ophthalmic Products Industry (1978), 15-20 (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2022/isde-ised/rg54-4/RG54-4-56-1978-eng.pdf)
The Canadian Jeweller (July 1900): 15
“Lionel George Amsden” Who’s Who in Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women Vol 6-7 (International Press, Ltd., 1915-1916): 20
The Ophthalmic Products Industry (1978), 15-20 (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2022/isde-ised/rg54-4/RG54-4-56-1978-eng.pdf)
Citation
“Cohen Bros. Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/65.