Glasses belonging to Dr. Constantine O'Gorman (1850-1910)
Description
- Mystery Question
- The Delany family of Cobourg were among the first Canadian commercial makers of fishing lures. Do you know where we might obtain one?[Please answer by clicking on the Comments tab]
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A pair of pince-nez glasses, broken in two places and with a long black ribbon, which reportedly belonged to a Dr. Constantine O'Gorman who at one time lived in Cobourg. They are accompanied by a glasses case made of soft material(lined leather?)
- Notes
- Reference to Dr. O'Gorman supplied by the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, which has a collection of greeting cards which belonged to his wife.
- Inscriptions
- Wm. De Lany Jeweler & Optician Cobourg
- Date of Original
- 1900
- Dimensions
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Width: 2 in
Height: 4.5 in
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Constantine O'Gorman, William De Lany
- Corporate Name(s)
- Wm. De Lany Jeweler & Optician, Cobour
- Local identifier
- C31W
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.95977 Longitude: -78.16515
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- Donor
- Ownership transferred from the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre - October, 2021
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Cobourg Museum FoundationEmail:info@cobourgmuseum.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:c/o Victoria Hall, 55 King Street West
Cobourg, ON K9A 2M2 Phone number: 19053737222
