Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 2014-68
Title
Fan from Sinclair's Dry Goods store
Date(s)
- c.1910 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 fan
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from the estate of David Lightfoot and donated by David Bentley in November 2014.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fan made of card with a wooden handle, advertising Sinclair's Dry Goods and Ladies' Garments. The store was on Front Street in Belleville, Ontario. The text on the back of the fan reads "Compliments of Sinclair's Dry Good and Ladies' Garment, Belleville, Ontario, the store where you get quality, style, service and economical prices. We invite your patronage. We study the wants of our customers and sell only standard high-grade goods". On the front of the fan is a drawing of a woman sewing a Union flag.