Donation of Canada Clock, December 13, 1963
Description
- Creator
- John Gault, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Negatives
- Description
- A black and white medium format negative of Brian Winter presenting a Canada clock to Mayor Martin at a Council Meeting on December 13, 1963.
- Notes
- This Canada clock was made in Whitby circa 1872 and was discovered in a local Antique shop. Brian Winter and the Town of Whitby jointly purchased the clock, paying $20 and $10 respectively. The clock was a 30 hour O.G. weight strike in a veneered wood case. Mr. Winter presented the clock to Mayor Martin on Friday, December 13, 1963 at a council meeting. The Canada clock hung in the Centennial Building for many years.
The Canada Clock Company was located on the southeast corner of Brock and Colborne Streets. The factory was the first clock factory in Canada. Originally owned and operated by the Collin brothers, (William F., John F. and Edward) in 1872, the Canada Clock Company Factory operated in Whitby until 1876 when the equipment was sold to a new clock company in Hamilton, Ontario, the Hamilton Clock Company (Varkaris, Jane et al., The Canada and Hamilton Clock Companies. Erin: The Boston Mills Press, 1986). - Date of Original
- 13 December 1963
- Dimensions
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Width: 2.5 in
Height: 2.5 in
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Winter, Brian ; Martin, William Stan
- Corporate Name(s)
- Whitby Centennial Building ; Town of Whitby
- Local identifier
- A2014_015_001
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8785945204076 Longitude: -78.9465170794678
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.
- Copyright Date
- 1963
- Copyright Holder
- John Gault
- Recommended Citation
- Donation of Canada Clock, December 13, 1963, John Gault. Whitby Archives A2014_015_001.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a black and white medium format negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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