Author: J. H. ASHDOWN HARDWARE COMPANY Limited
Title: Complete General Hardware Catalog of the J.H. Ashdown Hardware Co. Limited; 1935 Revised
Description: Winnipeg, MB, J. H. Ashdown Company, 1935. Hardcover. Paginated by section, with Index + 10 sections of 60-180 pages each. Heavy 4to. Bound in original printed cloth boards. Edges worn, front board slightly torn, some discolouration and edge-tattering to title page and the occasional content page, generally clean and unmarked. The contents are heavily illustrated with all the goods offered through the Ashdown warehouse. With a comprehensive index of contents at the beginning of the catalogue. A fascinating, and very scarce, historical item, illustrating the trade and commerce of the time. James Henry Ashdown (1844-1924) was known as the 'Merchant Prince of Winnipeg', having arrived in that city in 1868 to begin business as a tinsmith. In 1870 he purchased two lots on the corner of Main Street and Bannatyne Ave. where Ashdown's maintained a retail store for over 100 years. He developed and operated both successful retail and wholesale operations throughout Western Canada and, in 1907, was elected Mayor of Winnipeg. Throughout the years Ashdown's Warehouse supplied every conceivable kind of merchandise, including its own 'Diamond A Brand' of goods, which are prominently featured in this catalogue. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations.

Keywords: Hardware;Western Canada;Manitoba;Canadiana;;;;; black-&-white illustrations


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