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- Caron Freres/Bros. was founded in 1900. They had a large manufacturing facility at 233-239 Bleury Street, and produced enamelled sterling silver items. This company went out of bankrupt around 1938, its assets were liquidated, and equipment was acquired by C. Lamond Fils. 1
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50 Year of Service Framed Certificate
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum63654
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Artifact Type
- Certificate
- Material
- Paper
- Glass
- Wood
- Ink
- canvas
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Artifact Type
- Certificate
- Description
- Certificate of appreciation-50 years of serice Coloured illumination of swirled design Signed by group of 99 people Back made of canvas Black wire hanger
- Material
- Paper
- Glass
- Wood
- Ink
- canvas
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Documentary Objects
- Accession Number
- 2016.24.18
- Length
- 57.4
- Width
- 40
- Thickness
- 1.5
- Units
- cm
Account Book - IODE
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum90997
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Account Book
- Material
- Paper
- Storage Location
- Collections Storage
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Account Book
- Description Level
- Item
- Number of Artifacts
- 1
- Description
- Account book belonging to Flying Officer Kenneth Lucas IODE chapter, covers years February 1962 to 1997. Hardcover, Brown
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Documentary Objects
- Accession Number
- 015.051.001
- Storage Location
- Collections Storage
- Date Range
- 1962 - 1997
- Municipal Origin
- St.Thomas, Ontario
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Achievement Certificate - Central Midwives
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum91283
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Achievement Certificate
- Storage Location
- Collections Storage
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Achievement Certificate
- Description Level
- Item
- Number of Artifacts
- 1
- Description
- Certificate, Central Midwives, Eliza Mary Wigmore, March 19, 1908
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Personal Symbols
- Accession Number
- 022.061.056
- Storage Location
- Collections Storage
- Date Range
- March 19, 1908
- Municipal Origin
- Elgin County, Ontario
- Item History
- Belonged to Eliza Mary Wigmore Millman. Eliza was certified as a midwife in England in 1908. She was appointed by her family to accompany her younger brother to Canada to join his two older brothers’ in St. Thomas, Ontario. She was so sea sick on the journey to Canada she never returned to England. Eliza married farmer Robert H. Millman from Dexter, Ontario. She was unable to serve as a midwife in Canada, but it is believed that she continued to practice and assisted the indigenous women who lived on the back of the farm.
Images
A.C. White Receipts
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum64666
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Date Range From
- 1952
- Artifact Type
- Receipts
- Material
- Paper
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Artifact Type
- Receipts
- Description
- 17 receipts all have pencil handwriting, some black ink, some red ink, green in. 25 September 8, 1952 3 August 12, 1952 17 September 10, 1952 42 September 23, 1952 34 April 11, 1952 43 November 5, 1952 37 August 4, 1952 11 November 10, 1952 50 November 13, 1952 7 July 11, 1952 45 October 23, 1952 27 29/11, 1952 writing on book 27 June 7, 1952 5 16/2
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Documentary Objects
- Accession Number
- 2013.44.03 a-q
- Date Range From
- 1952
- Length
- 15.75
- Width
- 8.89
- Units
- cm
- Manufacture Notes
- Maker: McCaskey Systems, Galt Origin:A.C. White General Merchant, Wallacetown ON
- Item History
- receipts are made out to Tom Page or Mrs. Tom Page
Ad, Newspaper
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum63393
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Artifact Type
- Ad, Newspaper
- Material
- Paper
- Storage Location
- Storage
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Artifact Type
- Ad, Newspaper
- Description
- 1 sheet with 5 sample advertisements to be used in newspapers
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Advertising Media
- Accession Number
- 2016.24.21.09 g
- Storage Location
- Storage
- Width
- 51.5
- Height
- 21.5
- Units
- cm
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Advertisement
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum90514
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Advertising Poster
- Material
- metal
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Collection
- Tom Stanley Dairy Collection
- Artifact Type
- Advertising Poster
- Description
- This is a large metal poster advertising Silverwood's Home Services Division. It displays the and the Silverwood's logo with the text "A DAIRY STORE AT YOUR DOOR" and an image of 'LOSUDZ' Laundry Compound with the text "IT'S CONCENTRATED". On the opposite side of the poster is an advertisement for lemonade that depicts an illustration of a jug and glass of lemonade, lemons and flowers with the text "LEMONADE Tingling Refreshment".
- Material
- metal
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Advertising Media
- Accession Number
- 022.036.134
Images
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Advertisement
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum90530
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Advertisement
- Material
- plastic
- Manufacturer
- Borden's
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Collection
- Tom Stanley Dairy Collection
- Artifact Type
- Advertisement
- Description
- This is an advertisement for Lady Borden Ice Cream. Printed on a plastic sheet is the text "NEW FESTIVE FLAVOURS", and image of a pint of Lady Borden Ice Cream with a ribbon around it and a gift tag that says "SPECIAL QUART".
- Material
- plastic
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Advertising Media
- Accession Number
- 022.036.150
- Manufacturer
- Borden's
Images
Advertisement
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum90531
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Advertisement
- Material
- Paper
- Manufacturer
- Borden's
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Collection
- Tom Stanley Dairy Collection
- Artifact Type
- Advertisement
- Description
- This is a page of an advertisement depicting an image of a Lady Borden Ice Cream quart with the text "new Lady Borden QUARTS The Best from BORDEN".
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Advertising Media
- Accession Number
- 022.036.151
- Manufacturer
- Borden's
Images
Advertisement
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum90532
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Advertisement
- Material
- Paper
- Manufacturer
- Borden's
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Collection
- Tom Stanley Dairy Collection
- Artifact Type
- Advertisement
- Description
- This is a page of an advertisement for Borden's Dairy. On one side is an image of a pink dragon on a road in front of a castle and mountains. Included is the text "Catch a PINK THING Today PINK THING". On the back of the page is the 'Promotion Calendar' that details the launch of the product and following events.
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Advertising Media
- Accession Number
- 022.036.152
- Manufacturer
- Borden's
Images
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Advertisement
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum90533
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Advertisement
- Material
- Paper
- Manufacturer
- Borden's
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Collection
- Tom Stanley Dairy Collection
- Artifact Type
- Advertisement
- Description
- This is a single page with a Borden's Slush Stik printed on it. On one side of the page is an image of the popsicle with the text "Slush Stik". On the opposite side is the text "BORDEN INTRODUCES A NOVELTY THAT DARES TO BE THIS DIFFERENT", a description of the product, and the flavour schedule.
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Advertising Media
- Accession Number
- 022.036.153
- Manufacturer
- Borden's
Images
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Advertisement Booklet
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum90537
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Advertisement
- Material
- Paper
- Manufacturer
- Maple Grove
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Collection
- Tom Stanley Dairy Collection
- Artifact Type
- Advertisement
- Description
- This is a small paper booklet advertising Maple Grove Maple Cream that contains suggestions of ways to prepare their products. On the front it says "A Few of the Many Ways To Enjoy MAPLE GROVE MAPLE CREAM".
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Advertising Media
- Accession Number
- 022.036.157
- Manufacturer
- Maple Grove
Images
Advertising Card
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum90254
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Artifact Type
- Advertising Media
- Description
- A thick cardboard paper with printing to advertise the Dominion Fire Insurance Company. The card has a print of the Ontario flag with "Head Office Toronto" printer. There is a logo for the insurance company, and the name of the agent - Michael Baker, J.P., Agent, Eagle and West Lorne, Ontario.
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Advertising Media
- Accession Number
- 2022.08.18
- Length
- 23.5
- Height
- 10
- Units
- cm
Advertising Card
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum90255
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Artifact Type
- Announcements
- Description
- This booklet of 26 pages has typed pages of obituaries from 1844 to 1824 as they appeared in the St. Thomas Journal
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Documentary Objects
- Accession Number
- 2022.08.19
- Width
- 8.5
- Height
- 11
- Units
- cm
Advertising Card
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum90256
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Artifact Type
- Announcements
- Description
- This booklet of 26 pages has typed pages of obituaries from 1844 to 1824 as they appeared in the St. Thomas Standard.
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Documentary Objects
- Accession Number
- 2022.08.19
- Width
- 8.5
- Height
- 11
- Units
- cm
Advertising Card - Garden Party
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum91265
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Invitation
- Material
- Paper
- Storage Location
- Collections Storage
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Invitation
- Description Level
- Item
- Description
- Card inside, "Garden Party in aid of St. Johns Presbyterian Church at " Elmhurst" the residence of W.P. Moore esq. 241 Main St.", "Thursday Evening, Aug. 7th 1884", "Music by 13th Batt. String Band", " Grounds Open at 8 P.M.", "Tickets 15 Cents Two Tickets, 25 Cents"XXXXXXFound inside Nurses Diary - 022.061.037
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Documentary Objects
- Accession Number
- 022.061.038
- Storage Location
- Collections Storage
- Date Range
- c. 1884
- Municipal Origin
- Elgin County, Ontario
- Item History
- Belonged to Eliza Mary Wigmore Millman. Eliza was certified as a midwife in England in 1908. She was appointed by her family to accompany her younger brother to Canada to join his two older brothers’ in St. Thomas, Ontario. She was so sea sick on the journey to Canada she never returned to England. Eliza married farmer Robert H. Millman from Dexter, Ontario. She was unable to serve as a midwife in Canada, but it is believed that she continued to practice and assisted the indigenous women who lived on the back of the farm
Images
Advertising Media
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum89716
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Description
- Promotional Discount Card, $5.00 car wash from East End Car Wash, from Cox Cabs
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Advertising Media
- Accession Number
- 021.008.011
- Municipal Origin
- St. Thomas, Ontario
Images
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Album
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum90540
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Collection
- Tom Stanley Dairy Collection
- Artifact Type
- Album
- Description
- This is an album with a white floral cover that contains rubbings of dairy logos, milk tags and milk tokens.
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Documentary Objects
- Accession Number
- 022.036.160
Images
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Alexander McArthur Bible
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum63994
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Artifact Type
- Bible
- Description
- Black covers, HOLY BIBLE in gold text. Alexander McArthur" written in pencil on inside cover and title page. Page 6-"July 11,1937" Bookmarked to page 66-67 with ablack ribbon. Bookmarked to page 842-843 with white ribbon-Merry Christmas red text.
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Ceremonial Objects
- Accession Number
- 2015.06.05
- Length
- 17.78
- Width
- 12.7
- Height
- 3.048
- Units
- cm
- Manufacture Notes
- Maker: Oxford University Press Origin:New York, Fifth Avenue
Almanac 1888-Book
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum64722
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Artifact Type
- Book
- Description
- Tan coloured book with "Almanac 1888" on the front, has a bunch of pictures on the front. The back has "Presented by JACOB STIMERS AGENT, CORINTH, ONT."
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Documentary Objects
- Accession Number
- 2013.35.02
- Length
- 15.24
- Width
- 10.7
- Units
- cm
- Manufacture Notes
- Maker: Mother Seigel's
American Almanac-Book
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum64723
- Museum / Archive
- Backus-Page House Museum
- Artifact Type
- Book
- Description
- "AYER'S AMERICAN ALMANAC 1888" published by DR. J.C. AYER and Co. Has a picture of a woman holding a child on the front. The back has a bunch of writing on it. Yellow colour, in fair condition (a few rips)
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Documentary Objects
- Accession Number
- 2013.35.03
- Length
- 19.05
- Width
- 12.7
- Units
- cm