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  • Penmans "Pen Angle" Mirror and Medallion
    Penmans "Pen Angle" Mirror and Medallion
    ImageText       These two artifacts are advertising materials for the Penmans Limited clothing company prominently featuring their "Pen Angle" logo and trademark. The first item is a miniature mirror, approximately two inches wide; it strongly resembles a pin, but the back contains a mirror surface instead. It reads "Happy Reflections are caused …
    ImageText     These two artifacts are advertising materials for the Penmans Limited clothing company prominently featuring their "Pen Angle" logo and trademark. The first item is a miniature mirror, approximately two inches …
  • Penmans Immigration Fare Repayment Agreement for Sarah Speed, 1913
    Penmans Immigration Fare Repayment Agreement for Sarah Speed, 1913
    Text       In this 1913 contract, Sarah Speed agrees to repay her transportation fare from England to Penmans Limited. At the time, Penmans solicited workers from across Canada and in England, and paid for their immigration costs. The cost was treated as a loan and was expected to be repaid from the …
    Text     In this 1913 contract, Sarah Speed agrees to repay her transportation fare from England to Penmans Limited. At the time, Penmans solicited workers from across Canada and in England, and …
  • Penmans Imported Help Memos
    Penmans Imported Help Memos
    Textcomment       These two memos were created by the Penmans Limited clothing company pertaining to its immigrant workers. Through much of the 20th century, Penmans solicited employees in parts of England and Canada and aided them in immigrating to Canada to work at the Paris mills. While Penmans would pay for their …
    Textcomment     These two memos were created by the Penmans Limited clothing company pertaining to its immigrant workers. Through much of the 20th century, Penmans solicited employees in parts of England and …
  • 1911 pamphlet advertising Penmans Union Suit with Closed Crotch
    1911 pamphlet advertising Penmans Union Suit with Closed Crotch
    Text       This small pamphlet is advertising the Penmans Limited union suit, patented in early 1911. Its apparent innovation was the introduction of a closed crotch.
    Text     This small pamphlet is advertising the Penmans Limited union suit, patented in early 1911. Its apparent innovation was the introduction of a closed crotch.
  • Penmans Retirement Banquet Card for Charles Moodie Heddle, 1920
    Penmans Retirement Banquet Card for Charles Moodie Heddle, 1920
    Text       This is the card for the retirement banquet held on May 13, 1920 when Charles Moodie Heddle retired from Penmans Limited. It includes a list of the food and order of events, including the text of the two toasts, as well as the head office staff and superintendents in attendance.
    Text     This is the card for the retirement banquet held on May 13, 1920 when Charles Moodie Heddle retired from Penmans Limited. It includes a list of the food and order …
  • Penmans Christmas Bonus Announcement Card, 1919
    Penmans Christmas Bonus Announcement Card, 1919
    Text       This small card was given to a Penmans Limited employee to announce their Christmas bonus for that year. It was donated by Eileen Ada Tincknell, and may have been for her father who was a "fixer" at the Penmans #2 mill.
    Text     This small card was given to a Penmans Limited employee to announce their Christmas bonus for that year. It was donated by Eileen Ada Tincknell, and may have been for …
  • Women at Penmans Employee Picnic, 1947
    Women at Penmans Employee Picnic, 1947
    ImageTextmystery       This photograph depicts three women at a 1947 Penmans Limited clothing company employee picnic. The caption on the back mentions that it is "on board," so it may have been taken on a boat. It was donated by Albert Glaser.
    ImageTextmystery     This photograph depicts three women at a 1947 Penmans Limited clothing company employee picnic. The caption on the back mentions that it is "on board," so it may have been …
  • Mel Boyce at Penmans
    Mel Boyce at Penmans
    ImageTextmystery       This undated photograph depicts Mel Boyce at one of the Penmans Limited clothing company's mills.
    ImageTextmystery     This undated photograph depicts Mel Boyce at one of the Penmans Limited clothing company's mills.
  • Penmans Employees, c. 1940s
    Penmans Employees, c. 1940s
    ImageTextmystery       This undated photograph depicts a group of Penmans employees, c. 1940s.
    ImageTextmystery     This undated photograph depicts a group of Penmans employees, c. 1940s.
  • Penmans Clowns, c. 1940s?
    Penmans Clowns, c. 1940s?
    ImageTextmystery       The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
    ImageTextmystery     The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
  • Penmans Clown with Women, c. 1940s?
    Penmans Clown with Women, c. 1940s?
    ImageTextmystery       The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
    ImageTextmystery     The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
  • Penmans Clown at Port Dalhousie, c. 1940s?
    Penmans Clown at Port Dalhousie, c. 1940s?
    ImageTextmystery       The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
    ImageTextmystery     The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
  • Penmans Clowns on Parade in Paris, c. 1940s?
    Penmans Clowns on Parade in Paris, c. 1940s?
    ImageTextmystery       The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
    ImageTextmystery     The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
  • Penmans Clowns on Parade, c. 1940s?
    Penmans Clowns on Parade, c. 1940s?
    ImageTextmystery       The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
    ImageTextmystery     The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
  • Penmans Clowns, c. 1940s?
    Penmans Clowns, c. 1940s?
    ImageTextmystery       The original photograph is printed on paper that resembles Velox, but does not contain a Velox mark on the back.
    ImageTextmystery     The original photograph is printed on paper that resembles Velox, but does not contain a Velox mark on the back.
  • Penmans Clown at Summer Picnic, c. 1940s?
    Penmans Clown at Summer Picnic, c. 1940s?
    ImageTextmystery       The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
    ImageTextmystery     The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
  • Penmans Clown at Summer Picnic, c. 1940s?
    Penmans Clown at Summer Picnic, c. 1940s?
    ImageTextmystery       The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
    ImageTextmystery     The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
  • Penmans Clown with Child, c. 1940s?
    Penmans Clown with Child, c. 1940s?
    ImageTextmystery       The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
    ImageTextmystery     The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
  • Penmans Clowns on Parade in Paris, c. 1940s?
    Penmans Clowns on Parade in Paris, c. 1940s?
    ImageTextmystery       The original photograph is very faint and hard to see; it has been digitally enhanced. The original version is also available. The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
    ImageTextmystery     The original photograph is very faint and hard to see; it has been digitally enhanced. The original version is also available. The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
  • Mel Boyce and Noel Jones, Penmans Clowns, c. 1940s?
    Mel Boyce and Noel Jones, Penmans Clowns, c. 1940s?
    ImageText       The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
    ImageText     The original photograph is printed on Velox paper.
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