Jugs -Hooey & Son

Description

Media Type: Image
Item Type: Images, Electronic
Description: Dark brown stoneware. Inscribed “Hooey & Son. Grocers Wine & Spirit Merchants. Cobourg Ont”.
This piece is on loan from the Town of Cobourg. This piece is on loan from the Town of Cobourg.

White stoneware. Inscribed “Hooey & Son. Grocers And Wine Merchants, Cobourg, Ont”.

Beige stoneware jug with an ornate bird design. Inscribed with “Hooey & Son. Grocers Wine & Spirit Merchate. Cobourg 3”. This piece is on loan from the Town of Cobourg.
Notes: Stuart Hooey Sr. first established a grocery store in Cobourg in 1847. Two of his sons, William (b1852) and Stuart Jr. (b1856) then went on to become merchants in their own right, following in their father's footsteps. Records indicate that these men had some groceries but mainly sold wines and liquors.
Date of Original: Circa 1871-1885
Copyright Statement: Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
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