Muskoka Leather Company Tannery, Bracebridge
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- Muskoka Leather Company's tannery located on Muskoka River in Bracebridge. It opened in 1877 as the Beardmore Co. tannery but was sold in 1882 to Muskoka Leather Company. By 1890 it was one of the largest in Canada and was re-acquired by Beardmore. The tannery was expanded in 1913 but with the decline of demand for leather soles, the tannery in Bracebridge was closed in 1922.
- Date of Publication
- 6 Apr 2016
- Local identifier
- MC 73
- Collection
- Ervine Thompson Postcard collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 45.03341 Longitude: -79.31633
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact:
- Bracebridge Public Libraryinfo@bracebridgelibrary.ca
94 Manitoba St.
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2B5
(705) 645-4171
