Creighton & Marshall

Title

Creighton & Marshall

Type

Company

Coverage

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Begin Date

1879

End Date

1919

Location

1882 - Active at 64 Water Street, Halifax.

Activities

Nautical

Timeline

1879 – Founded after closure of A. & H. Creighton, by Herbert Moreboard Creighton and Edward Marshall (“The Oak Island Mystery” pg 19)

1882 – Active at 64 Water Street, Halifax (1882 Billhead)

1890 – Harry W. Marshall, son of Edward Marshall, enters the company “as a boy”. (“The Oak Island Mystery” pg 19)

1908 – Herbert Creighton dies (“Find a Grave”)

1919 – Business closed (“The Oak Island Mystery”, pg 20)

Sources

“Creighton & Marshall Manufacturing Stationers Paper rulers, dealers in charts, navigation books, nautical instruments &c.” Billhead. (https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1882-billhead-halifax-nova-scotia-540807032) [15/09/23]

Harris, Reginald Vanderbilt. The Oak Island Mystery (1958/1965): 19-20.

Citation

“Creighton & Marshall,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/66.

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