Board, Floor
Antigonish Heritage Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Board, Floor |
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| Artiste ou artisan : | Colonial Lumber Company |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Surface element |
| Matériaux : | Wood, hardwood |
| Numéro d'accession : | 00.80 |
| Autres données géographiques : | [45.716667,-61.916667] |
| Date de début de production : | 1913-01-01 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1918-12-31 |
| Description : | A rectangular strip of tongue and groove unfinished hardwood flooring. See Marks/Label field for information on the engraving. |
| Commentaires : | This strip of flooring was manufactured at a mill located at Williams Point. The Colonial Lumber Company was established in 1913, and occupied an area of about 4 acres along Antigonish Harbour. The grounds included a mill for cutting 10,000 ft of logs daily, a flooring factory, dry kiln, powerhouse, lumber yard, and a boarding house for the operation's employees. It ended operations during the First World War. A Feb 24 1916 issue of the Casket reports the following..."has its flooring factory and its planing mill operating to their full capacity at present. It is the intention to run the plant at full strength during the coming spring, summer and fall, ample provision for a busy season having been made. Under the management of Fulton Bros., a large crew of men have been lumbering at James River, and elsewhere in the County, getting out material for the Colonial Lumber Company's factory. The season is very suitable for successful lumbering operations, and the output is up to expectations. The large boarding house erected on the premises of the Company is not under preparation for their men good accommodation and the good board." Our donor indicates that this strip of lumber was removed from the floor of the MacGillivray family home, William's Point during a renovation project. |
| Longueur : | 38.5 cm |
| Largeur : | 6 cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Antigonish |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |