Dominion Electric Protection Co.
Title
Dominion Electric Protection Co.
D.E.P. Co.
Holmes Electric Co.
Type
Company
Coverage
Montreal, QC
Active From
1886-01-01
Active Until
Ongoing
Activities
Electrical
Burglar Alarm Systems
Fire Alarm Systems
Navigation
Timeline
- 1886 – Active in Montreal as the Holmes Electric Company and providing various security and anti-theft services. (Looking Back)
- 1892 – Active in Montreal as the Holmes Electric Company. (“John Coy’s Remains Interred”)
- 1924 – Incorporated as the Dominion Electric Protection Company. (“Alphabetical List of Private Acts”)
- 1930 – Active as the Dominion Electric Company. (Looking Back)
- 1940s – Active and making the Astro Compass Mark II, an instrument designed for making observations of celestial objects such as the moon, stars, and sun for air navigation. ("Astro Compass")
- 1941, Feb. – The Dominion Electrical Protection company receives $59,581 from the government for the manufacture of “Instruments” for the war effort. (“Four Orders for Windsor”)
- 1941 – Active in Montreal as the Montreal public utility company operating electrical burglary and fire alarm systems, worth $111,800. (“Les compagnies d’utilité publique de Montréal évaluées à $90 millions”)
- 2009 – Active as ADT Security Services. (“Everything You Probably Never Cared to Know About Manhole Covers”)
- 1892 – Active in Montreal as the Holmes Electric Company. (“John Coy’s Remains Interred”)
- 1924 – Incorporated as the Dominion Electric Protection Company. (“Alphabetical List of Private Acts”)
- 1930 – Active as the Dominion Electric Company. (Looking Back)
- 1940s – Active and making the Astro Compass Mark II, an instrument designed for making observations of celestial objects such as the moon, stars, and sun for air navigation. ("Astro Compass")
- 1941, Feb. – The Dominion Electrical Protection company receives $59,581 from the government for the manufacture of “Instruments” for the war effort. (“Four Orders for Windsor”)
- 1941 – Active in Montreal as the Montreal public utility company operating electrical burglary and fire alarm systems, worth $111,800. (“Les compagnies d’utilité publique de Montréal évaluées à $90 millions”)
- 2009 – Active as ADT Security Services. (“Everything You Probably Never Cared to Know About Manhole Covers”)
Sources
“Alphabetical List of Private Acts - Miscellaneous” Justice Laws Website, Canada. (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/TablePrivateActs/miscellaneous.html) [22-10-24]
“Astro Compass Mk II” University of Toronto Scientific Instrument Collection, 2019.ast.139 (https://utsic.utoronto.ca/wpm_instrument/astronomical-compass-mk-ii/) [22-10-24]
Emond, Andrew. “Everything You Probably Never Cared to Know About Manhole Covers” Spacing, March 17, 2009. (https://spacing.ca/montreal/2009/03/17/everything-you-probably-never-cared-to-know-about-manhole-covers/) [22-10-23]
“Four Orders for Windsor” The Windsor Daily Star, February 17, 1941: 6
Hemsley, Richard. Looking Back (Montreal, 1930), 91
“Les compagnies d’utilité publique de Montréal évaluées à $90 millions” Montréal-matin, October 4, 1941: 9
“John Coy’s Remains Interred” Montreal Daily Herald, June 4, 1892: 8
Dominion Electric Protection Co., (Montréal, Québec) Archives Canada (https://archivescanada.accesstomemory.ca/dominion-electric-protection-company-montreal-quebec) [20-10-24]
“Astro Compass Mk II” University of Toronto Scientific Instrument Collection, 2019.ast.139 (https://utsic.utoronto.ca/wpm_instrument/astronomical-compass-mk-ii/) [22-10-24]
Emond, Andrew. “Everything You Probably Never Cared to Know About Manhole Covers” Spacing, March 17, 2009. (https://spacing.ca/montreal/2009/03/17/everything-you-probably-never-cared-to-know-about-manhole-covers/) [22-10-23]
“Four Orders for Windsor” The Windsor Daily Star, February 17, 1941: 6
Hemsley, Richard. Looking Back (Montreal, 1930), 91
“Les compagnies d’utilité publique de Montréal évaluées à $90 millions” Montréal-matin, October 4, 1941: 9
“John Coy’s Remains Interred” Montreal Daily Herald, June 4, 1892: 8
Dominion Electric Protection Co., (Montréal, Québec) Archives Canada (https://archivescanada.accesstomemory.ca/dominion-electric-protection-company-montreal-quebec) [20-10-24]
Collection
Citation
“Dominion Electric Protection Co.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed November 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8196.
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