Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Cooper Weeks (Cooper Canada Ltd.) |
Nationality |
Canadian Manufacturer |
Occupation |
Leather goods / sporting goods (ice hockey protective equipment, and baseball gloves) |
Notes |
"Cooper Canada Ltd. was a sporting goods and fine leather goods manufacturer based in Toronto, Canada. In its heyday, the 1960s through to the 1980s, the company was Canada's leading producer of leather baseball gloves and protective ice hockey equipment. The company pioneered team-colored hockey equipment and the use of nylon, foam, and modern plastics in equipment manufacturing. Prior to Cooper and Weeks's purchase, the company had made ski and snowshoe harness sets. With the Great Depression (1930s) impacting sales, they switched focus to economy-priced protective ice hockey shin guards (in 1933) and gloves (in 1935). Frank Selke, manager of the Montreal Canadiens in the 1950s and early 1960s, worked with Cooper to decrease the weight and improve the durability and safety of hockey equipment. In 1969, the company introduced the plastic hockey stick replacement blade widely used in road hockey." They used the "Bob Cameron" brand name on their items from circa 19___ to 19__. |
Places of residence |
Toronto, Ontario |
