Brush, Clothes
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| Nom de l'objet : | Brush, Clothes |
| Matériaux : | French Ivory, natural bristles |
| Numéro d'accession : | BE2006.1.81 |
| Date de début de production : | 1920 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1930 |
| Description : | A clothes brush of stiff natural bristles seated in nine rows on an oblong French Ivory back with rounded corners. The bristles, which are set in wedge-shaped groups, are 2.5 cm in length. One, short end of the French Ivory handle has a row of pegs. On one long side of the brush is printed : "Ryrie Bros. Ltd. Toronto" and the other long side is printed: "France". |
| Fonctions : | The Ryrie Brothers owned the most prestigius jewellery business in Toronto. Their retail business was located in 'Diamond Hall' at Yonge and Adelaide Streets. Ryrie Brothers amalgamated with Montreal jewellers Henry Birks & Son following the death of one of the three Ryrie brothers in 1917, and later in the 1930s another Toronto jeweller joined the company to form Ryrie-Birks-Ellis. For many years since however, the firm has been simply known as Birks. Another building at 229 Yonge Street on the corner of Shuter Street retains the Ryrie name. It was a remodelled investment property. The Ryrie Building is a square conservative structure, most notable for its varied fenestration, the arrangement and design of its windows and doors. In 1934, the basement and ground floor were altered for Muirhead's cafeteria, and in 1947 the Silver Rail moved into Muirhead's old premises. The Silver Rail was one of the first licensed cocktail lounges in Ontario. REF: www.archives.gov.on.ca.;Items donated by Barbara Sayers Larson. Barbara Larson is the daughter of Annie Harris (1882-1986) and Beverly Sayers (1883-1976) and granddaughter of Arthur (1843-1932) and Mary (1859-1954) Harris. Barbara was born January 27, 1920 and was the youngest of three children. Barbara and her siblings, Geoffrey Sayers (1907-1997) and Dora Sayers Caro (1915-2004) donated Benares to the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 1969 after inheriting it from their aunt, Naomi Harris (1883-1968). Many of the items donated by Barbara originally belonged to her mother or Aunt Naomi and came from Benares. Barbara lived in a log cabin originally given to her mother by her grandparents at 1723 Birchwood Drive. She still maintains a close tie with Benares and is now living in Kelowna, British Columbia, with her daughter. |
| Hauteur : | 3.5000000000 |
| Longueur : | 18.0000000000 |
| Largeur : | 4.5000000000 |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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