John Starr
Title
John Starr
John Starr, Son & Co.
Type
Company
Coverage
Halifax, NS
Begin Date
1861-01-01
Active Until
1912-01-01
Location
2, 4, and 6 Duke Street, Halifax, NS (1893)
134 Granville Street, Halifax, NS (1896)
Product Areas
Electrical
Lighting
Activities
Manufacturing
Supplying
Timeline
- 1861 – John Starr Manufacturing founded, manufacturing steel goods. (“Starr Manufacturing Company”)
- 1866 – With John Forbes, patented the Acme Spring Skate, a new and effective type of ice skate (“Starr Manufacturing Company”)
- May 1884-Feb. 1885 – John Starr, running an electric goods store, and others, and in collaboration with the Royal Electric Company of Montreal found the Halifax Electric Light Company. (King, 33; “Starr Manufacturing Company: The Life of a Starr”)
- January 1893 – Active at 2, 4, and 6 Duke Street, Halifax, NS. (Can Electrical News 1893)
- 1896 – Company located at 134 Granville Street, Halifax, NS, issuing a catalogue containing mainly household good, telegraph equipment. (“Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Electrical Apparatus and Supplies”)
- 1897-1900 – The company filed a lawsuit trying to get commission in a sale to the Windsor Power Plant; failed twice. (“Starr, Son & Co. v. Royal Electric Co.”)
- 1910-1912 – Manufacturing lightbulbs as the Starr Incandescent Lamp Co. (“Light bulb, incandescent”)
- 1866 – With John Forbes, patented the Acme Spring Skate, a new and effective type of ice skate (“Starr Manufacturing Company”)
- May 1884-Feb. 1885 – John Starr, running an electric goods store, and others, and in collaboration with the Royal Electric Company of Montreal found the Halifax Electric Light Company. (King, 33; “Starr Manufacturing Company: The Life of a Starr”)
- January 1893 – Active at 2, 4, and 6 Duke Street, Halifax, NS. (Can Electrical News 1893)
- 1896 – Company located at 134 Granville Street, Halifax, NS, issuing a catalogue containing mainly household good, telegraph equipment. (“Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Electrical Apparatus and Supplies”)
- 1897-1900 – The company filed a lawsuit trying to get commission in a sale to the Windsor Power Plant; failed twice. (“Starr, Son & Co. v. Royal Electric Co.”)
- 1910-1912 – Manufacturing lightbulbs as the Starr Incandescent Lamp Co. (“Light bulb, incandescent”)
Sources
Baxter, Shannon & Dartmouth Heritage Museum “Starr Manufacturing Company” (https://historicnovascotia.ca/items/show/38) [18-10-24]
Baxter, Shannon. “Starr Manufacturing Company: The Life of a Starr” (https://www.dartmouthheritagemuseum.ns.ca/2017/01/20/starr-manufacturing-company-the-life-of-a-starr/) [18-10-24]
Canadian Electrical News (January 1893) (https://ia802209.us.archive.org/1/items/electricalnews18931894/electricalnews18931894.pdf)
“James West House” Canada’s Historic Places (https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2457) [18-10-24]
John Starr, Son & Co., Ltd. “Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Electrical Apparatus and Supplies” (Halifax, NS: c.1896) Ingenium Library and Archives, Trade Lit: S7965 3001C.
King, L.B. “The Electrification of Nova Scotia, 1884-1974 - Technological Modernization as a Response to Regional Disparity” (PhD. Thesis, University of Toronto, 1999); King references a “John Starr Scrapbook” found in the Public Archives of Nova Scotia (PANS)
STARR INCANDESCENT LAMP CO., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1910–1912, Artifact no. 1992.0185, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, (http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0185.001/) [18-10-24]
“Starr, Son & Co. v. Royal Electric Co.” Supreme Court of Canada, Supreme Court Judgements, 1900-06-12 (https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15106/index.do?site_preference=normal) [18-10-24]
Baxter, Shannon. “Starr Manufacturing Company: The Life of a Starr” (https://www.dartmouthheritagemuseum.ns.ca/2017/01/20/starr-manufacturing-company-the-life-of-a-starr/) [18-10-24]
Canadian Electrical News (January 1893) (https://ia802209.us.archive.org/1/items/electricalnews18931894/electricalnews18931894.pdf)
“James West House” Canada’s Historic Places (https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2457) [18-10-24]
John Starr, Son & Co., Ltd. “Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Electrical Apparatus and Supplies” (Halifax, NS: c.1896) Ingenium Library and Archives, Trade Lit: S7965 3001C.
King, L.B. “The Electrification of Nova Scotia, 1884-1974 - Technological Modernization as a Response to Regional Disparity” (PhD. Thesis, University of Toronto, 1999); King references a “John Starr Scrapbook” found in the Public Archives of Nova Scotia (PANS)
STARR INCANDESCENT LAMP CO., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1910–1912, Artifact no. 1992.0185, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, (http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0185.001/) [18-10-24]
“Starr, Son & Co. v. Royal Electric Co.” Supreme Court of Canada, Supreme Court Judgements, 1900-06-12 (https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15106/index.do?site_preference=normal) [18-10-24]
Citation
“John Starr,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 22, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8185.