A.M. Della Torre
Title
A.M. Della Torre
A.D. Della Torre
Della Torre & Co.
Della Torre & Rayner
Type
Company
Coverage
Halifax, Nova Scotia; Saint John, NB
Active From
1821
Active Until
1871
Location
1840s - 146 Granville St., Halifax, Nova Scotia
1871 - 131 and 152 Granville Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Product Areas
Nautical Instruments
Activities
Supplying, retailing, importing
Timeline
1821 – Active (Brooks, pg 51)
1840s – Located at 146 Granville St., Halifax
1844 – Branch started in Saint John, NB (A.D. Della Torre)
1864-5 – Advertised: “musical, nautical and mathematical instruments from the first makers” (Hutchinson’s Nova Scotia Directory pg 738)
1867 – A.D. Della Torre dies November 2, 1867 in Como, Italy (Trudel)
1871 – Company located at 131 and 152 Granville Street (Trudel)
1840s – Located at 146 Granville St., Halifax
1844 – Branch started in Saint John, NB (A.D. Della Torre)
1864-5 – Advertised: “musical, nautical and mathematical instruments from the first makers” (Hutchinson’s Nova Scotia Directory pg 738)
1867 – A.D. Della Torre dies November 2, 1867 in Como, Italy (Trudel)
1871 – Company located at 131 and 152 Granville Street (Trudel)
Sources
Brooks, R.C. "Nautical Instrument-Makers in Atlantic Canada" Nova Scotia Historical Review Vol. 6 (1986): 36-54
Hutchinson’s Nova Scotia Directory 1864-65: 738
Hutchinson’s Nova Scotia Directory 1864-65: 738
Citation
“A.M. Della Torre,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/67.