Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 DA 2015.09
Title
Canada Optical Company glasses frames
Date(s)
- c.1965 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 pairs of glasses in paper cases
Context area
Name of creator
(fl. 1946-2002)
Administrative history
The Canada Optical Company (originally called Canada Zyl Company) operated a factory in Deseronto, Ontario from 1946 to 1996, manufacturing frames for glasses. In 1996 the factory operations were moved to a building on the airport of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. It closed down in 2002.
Archival history
Donated to the Deseronto Archives by Andrea Hinz in March 2015.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to the Community Archives in September 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two pairs of glasses made at the Canada Optical Company in Deseronto, with paper casings. Models: Lana Brown Silk and Lana Black (both made of plastic with seven diamanté stones over each eye).