Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2012.054.039 |
Object Name |
Book, Receipt |
Title |
McKay Bros. Ltd. Bill Pad |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Date |
1960s+ |
Year Range from |
1965 |
Year Range to |
1989 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Description |
Un-used, staple-bound pad of printed paper bill forms and carbon sheets form printed for McKay Brothers, Limited. It reads "Dry Goods, Drapery, Ladies and Children's Apparel." |
Makers mark |
"C" is printed on the plain cover |
Provenance |
Manufacturer unknown. Dates to the 1960s. Belonged to McKay Brothers Limited, a drygoods department store in Owen Sound, Grey County. The building was designed in 1905 by Forster and Clark of Owen Sound, for the Ryan Brothers drygoods business. It was located at 942, 2nd Avenue East. In 1924, it was acquired by the McKay Brothers, who had a previous location on main street. Last owned by Tim Cotter of Owen Sound. He worked at the department store, starting as an errand boy and eventually becoming assistant manager. The store closed in June of 1989. |
Collection |
Commercial Equipment Collection |
Material |
Paper/Carbon/Inks/Metal |
Dimensions |
W-9.3 L-17 D-1 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
McKay, Tom |
Subjects |
Owen Sound Business Owen Sound Businesses |
Search Terms |
McKay Brothers Dry Goods |
Function |
Used at McKay Brothers, Limited, "Dry Goods, Drapery, Ladies' & Children's Apparel". The clerk would hand-write the date of the sale, and would enter what was sold and its price. The customer would receive the top copy, and the store would retain the carbon copy for their records. |