Carss Mackinaw Clothing Company

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Carss Mackinaw Clothing Company
Id:
45
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Products:
Opened a retail men's clothing store in 1880 on Mississaga Street. Started making Mackinaw Clothing in 1891. Manufactured Pants, Shirts, Coats in grey or black. Heavy all wool tweed pants, Bannockburn tweeds, Whipcords, Boy's knicker tweeds, Wool socks an
Start_year:
1880 in retail 1891 in manufacturing
End_year:
1963
Other_names:
W. Carss and Co.
Company_location:
88 Mississaga Street East next door to Dominion Bank and then Peter Street S.
Owner_president:
William Carss
Executives:
S. E. Carss involved in firm in 1897 In 1910 company was incorporated under the name Carss Mackinaw Clothing Company. William was still president and Angus Carss was Sec. Treas. Company was later run by Brock Carss.
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