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Catalog Number |
BE2001.1.147.1-2 |
Object Name |
Box |
Other Name |
Package, Product |
Description |
A box or product package box for hosiery from Monarch Knitting Company Ltd. The rectangular cardboard box has two parts, a lid and a bottom. Covered in paper, the lid has an Art Deco-type illustration of a woman sitting on a day bed in a peach-coloured negligee reading a book which rests on red and green cushions. The lid has a black background. Text printed on the lid reads: 'Quality Hosiery' and 'Monarch Knit', 'Made in Canada'. The registered trademark for the company is a moose head in a black banded circle with a green backdrop. The sides of the box have gold panelling with the company name. The numbers 680 and 9 appear, likely the size of the hosiery. |
Year Range from |
1903 |
Year Range to |
1910 |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-26 L-18 cm |
History |
The Monarch Knitting Company Limited was founded in 1903 by partners F.R. Lalor, J.A. Burns and George Orme. The company was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1911 and opened other plants in St. Catharines, Buffalo and St. Thomas. It became one of Canada's largest textile-producing firms and landed contracts to supply uniforms to National Hockey League teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs. Operations in Dunnville ceased in 1967. Monarch manufactured a wide range of knitted clothing for men, women and children as well as yarns and pattern books. References: Advertisement or Notice. The Toronto Daily Star, Wednesday, May 8th, 1912' The History of Dunnville by Angus Scott (inactive 2025) http://www.visualheritage.ca/haldimand/dunnvillehistory.html Looking back at the legacy left by Monarch Knitting Co. Haldimand Press, January 4th, 2024 |