Canadian Knowles Co., Ltd.

Title

Canadian Knowles Co., Ltd.

Type

Company

Coverage

Toronto, ON

Begin Date

1910-01-01

Location

203 Yonge St., Toronto, ON (1910)

Product Areas

Electrical
Transportation

Activities

Importing
Supplying

Timeline

- 1910 – Company opens offices in the Bank of Toronto Building, 203 Yonge St., acting as “exclusive sales representatives for C.S. Knowles, Boston, Mass. And affiliated manufacturing interests as well as other electrical manufacturers…” Names of imported people, including J.H Parker, G.H. Morgenstern. Appears at the CNE, named as a “Fast growing business.” (“The Canadian Knowles Company, Limited open Toronto Office”; “Electricity at Toronto Exhibition”)

Sources

“The Canadian Knowles Company, Limited open Toronto Office” Canadian Electrical News (May 1910) (https://ia800300.us.archive.org/6/items/electricalnewsen19donm/electricalnewsen19donm.pdf): 41

“Electricity at Toronto Exhibition” Canadian Electrical News (September 1910) (https://ia800300.us.archive.org/6/items/electricalnewsen19donm/electricalnewsen19donm.pdf): 44

Citation

“Canadian Knowles Co., Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8170.

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