Berliner Canada
Title
Berliner Canada
Type
Company
Coverage
Montréal, QC
Begin Date
1900-01-01
End Date
1924-01-01
Location
367–368 Aqueduct Street (rue de l’Aqueduc), Montréal, QC (c. 1900)
St. Antoine and Lenoir Streets (c. 925), Montréal, QC. (1921)
Product Areas
Audio Recording
Activities
Designing
Manufacturing
Supplying
Timeline
- 1893 – Émile Berliner founds the United States Gramophone company. (“Émile Berliner et la RCA Victor”)
- 1900 – Émile Berliner moves to Montréal, QC and establishes a factory at 367–368 Aqueduct Street (rue de l’Aqueduc; today Lucien-L’Allier) and a store at 2315 St. Catherine Street (rue Sainte-Catherine). (“Émile Berliner et la RCA Victor”)
- 1921 - Active as Berliner Canada at the corner of St. Antoine and Lenoir Streets, Montréal, QC. (Lovell’s Montreal City Directory (1921–1922): 1851)
- 1924 – US Victor Talking Machine acquires Berliner Canada, creating Victor Talking Machine of Canada. (“Émile Berliner et la RCA Victor”)
- 1900 – Émile Berliner moves to Montréal, QC and establishes a factory at 367–368 Aqueduct Street (rue de l’Aqueduc; today Lucien-L’Allier) and a store at 2315 St. Catherine Street (rue Sainte-Catherine). (“Émile Berliner et la RCA Victor”)
- 1921 - Active as Berliner Canada at the corner of St. Antoine and Lenoir Streets, Montréal, QC. (Lovell’s Montreal City Directory (1921–1922): 1851)
- 1924 – US Victor Talking Machine acquires Berliner Canada, creating Victor Talking Machine of Canada. (“Émile Berliner et la RCA Victor”)
Sources
Paré, Olivier “Émile Berliner et la RCA Victor” Centre des mémoires montréalaises, Personnes (September 20, 2017) (https://ville.montreal.qc.ca/memoiresdesmontrealais/emile-berliner-et-la-rca-victor) [11-11-24]
| Image | Name | Function |
|---|---|---|
 |
Player, disk | TO PLAY BERLINER 7-INCH AND 10-INCH DISK RECORDS. |
Collection
Citation
“Berliner Canada,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 28, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8268.
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