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CA ON00156 TR/0924/2
Item
1973

Part of HCHS Textual Records collection: Files 1 to 999

A short local history of Henry Corby and the Corby Distillery, taken from the Nick and Helma Mika book 'Belleville Friendly City', 1973.

Mika, Nick

Belleville Almanac & Business Advert 1872

CA ON00156 TR/0217
File
1872

Part of HCHS Textual Records collection: Files 1 to 999

File contains an Almanac as well as various business adverts.

Belleville Business invoices St. Charles & Pringle 1894

CA ON00156 TR/0226
File
1894

Part of HCHS Textual Records collection: Files 1 to 999

File contains invoices for St. Charles & Pringle Belleville business ca. 1894 and a news clipping about Alderman James St. Charles receiving the contract for painting and repairing the wagons of the Pullman & Hamilton Show and building five new ones, at a cost of $1,200.

Belleville Businesses: Weese's Candy Store, 1964

CA ON00156 TR/0241
File
1964

Part of HCHS Textual Records collection: Files 1 to 999

File contains a newspaper clipping about Weese's Candy Store in Belleville and a short history of the firm by Tom Ransom and Walt Watson.

Belleville Canning Factory 1891

CA ON00156 TR/0222
File
1891

Part of HCHS Textual Records collection: Files 1 to 999

File contains original documents from 1891 pertaining to the Belleville Canning Factory.

Belleville, Advertising – Blotters, etc.

CA ON00156 TR/0161
File
c.1920-1926

Part of HCHS Textual Records collection: Files 1 to 999

File contains 9 advertisement cards for various companies and products, including:

The Schuster Co. Limited, Belleville
Davison & Davison, 31 Bridge Street, Belleville
Eastman's Flash Sheets from Kodak
Ames Holden Tire & Rubber Co., Limited, Kitchener
Rawleigh's Good Health Products from Harry L. Spafford, 35 Moira St. W., Belleville
Book on Gasoline Engines, Their Operation, Use and Care by Hyatt Verrill
Text books to help the engineer
1925 calendar from Ma Cherie toilet preparations
The Wabasso Cotton Company Limited, Three Rivers, 1926

Corby's “The Home of Good Spirits” 1960

CA ON00156 TR/0925
File
1960

Part of HCHS Textual Records collection: Files 1 to 999

File contains a magazine, “The Home of Good Spirits”, published by the Corby Distillery in 1960.

Corby's Distilleries

Corby's Has Oldest Firm Distinction

CA ON00156 TR/0924/3
Item
[c.1965]

Part of HCHS Textual Records collection: Files 1 to 999

A newspaper article about the Corby Distillery and its history.

Corbyville treeplanting 1961

CA ON00156 TR/0924-1
File
1961

Part of HCHS Textual Records collection: Files 1 to 999

File contains a newspaper clipping about the reforestation of the Corby Distillery farm.

Deacon Shirt Co. 1934

CA ON00156 TR/0253
File
1934, 1968

Part of HCHS Textual Records collection: Files 1 to 999

File contains 2 newspaper clippings about Deacon Shirt Co. - a 1934 article advertising the local Belleville business, and a 1968 article on Mrs. Elizabeth McEvoy, long time employee of Deacon Shirt Co. Being honored.