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Christmas invitation.

One invitation from John Pollock addressed to John Koegler inviting him to A Christmas dinner.

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Clippings.

Clippings relating to Electrohome, its products, and its employees.

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Indenture.

A reproduction of An indenture between The Berlin Steel Go-Cart Company and The Pollock Manufacturing Company Limited.

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Industrial Elmira.

One reproduction of a short article on industrial Elmira, including A section about the Phonola Company of Canada Limited.

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Notes.

various handwritten notes created by John Koegler on the history of Electrohome.

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Grimes inverse duplex radio brochure.

A brochure for Grimes inverse duplex radios. Grimes was also located in Kitchener and merged with Pollock and Welker Ltd. in 1933 to become Dominion Electrohome.

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Electrohome antiques : photographs.

Four snapshots of Electrohome antiques provided by W.J. Fowley, A buyer in the appliance division. The images are of A 1944 radio phonograph and A Highgate S model combined television, radio, phonograph.

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Press clippings : 1960-1969

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome for the period 1960-1969. File also includes an issue (vol. 23, no. 5, 1964) of the employee newsletter Sparks and Chips.

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Press clippings : June to December, 1963 (file 2 of 2).

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome from June to December, 1963. Material is divided by the following tabs: Exports, Financial, Miscellaneous, Personnel, Plants, C.A. Pollock, Products, and Shows & exhibitions.

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Press clippings : October-December, 1964

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome from October to December, 1964. Material is divided by the following tabs: Export, [?], Miscellaneous, [?], Mr. C.A. Pollock, Products, Shows & exhibitions.

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Press clippings : May-June 1965 (file 2 of 2).

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome and Carl. A. Pollock, from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Subjects include the construction of Plant 6, furniture design, the furniture industry, colour television, and education programs for employees. Material is divided by the following tabs: products, meeting, back-to-school move, financial, C.A. Pollock, personnel, miscellaneous, James King [chairman of Canadian Furniture Manufacturers' Association], and buildings The buildings section also contains miscellaneous clippings. Some clippings are photocopies.

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Press clippings : 1972 (file 1 of 3).

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome from 1972. Material is divided by the following tabs: Financial; Galt [refers to new plant]; Fairfield [refers to purchase of Fairfield Furniture of Stratford]; Shows, dealers, exhibits; Miscellaneous; Lewis comment [refers to statement by NDP leader David Lewis on Canadian tax system]; C.R.T.C. [Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]; C.A. Pollock; J. Pollock; Collective bargaining, Electrohome strike; and Products.

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Videotex (Telidon).

File consists of a photocopy of an article from the October, 1982, issue of Industrial Marketing magazine about videotex technology. Article is annotated "Dave Buglass FYI".

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Press clippings : 1983-1992.

File consists of press clippings relating to Electrohome and John A. Pollock for the period 1983-1989 and one clipping from 1992. Includes some photocopied clippings. File also includes memoranda, issues of Electrohome Update and Electrohome World, three snapshots of John A. Pollock with visitors from Mitsubishi (Japan), and other documents.

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Press clippings : 1985.

File consists of press clippings from the year 1985 from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Some clippings are photocopies. Material is divided by the following tabs: J.A. Pollock, Financial, Electronics, Deilcraft, Motor, Employees, Union, Subsidiaries, Mitsubishi, and Miscellaneous. File also includes a letter from the Canadian Press Clipping Service.

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Press clippings, projection and display systems : 1986.

File consists of press coverage relating to Electrohome projection and display systems for the year 1986, mainly in computer-, and electronics-related publications. Includes photocopies of press clippings and loose pages containing an inventory of public relations activities.

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Press clippings : 1986.

File consists of clippings coverage from the year 1986, from Canadian newspapers and industry-related publications. Some clippings are photocopies. Material is divided by the following tabs: J.A. Pollock, Financial, Electronics, Furniture, Motor, People, Service, Mitsubishi/Melco/Melkit, Union, and Miscellaneous.

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Press clippings, Hill and Knowlton : 1987.

File consists of press clippings for 1987 from industry-related publications about Electrohome projection and display systems. Clippings are photocopies and were compiled by public relations firm Hill and Knowlton Inc., Advanced Technology Division (Santa Clara, CA). File also includes a memorandum.

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Scrapbook 3.

File consists of a scrapbook of press clippings, photographs, snapshots, and ephemera relating to Carl A. Pollock and his activities as Electrohome president and chairman of the board of directors, chancellor of the University of Waterloo, recipient of the Order of Canada, and his involvement in the community. Material in scrapbook covers the period from ca. 1964 to 1975. Some pages are loose, and it appears that some items have been removed.

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Annual meeting : [198-].

File consists of seven snapshots taken at an annual meeting. Some photographs include John A. Pollock.

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Annual meeting : 1987.

File consists of 13 snapshots taken at the 1987 annual meeting. Some photographs include John A. Pollock.

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Annual meeting : 1990.

File consists of 46 snapshots taken at the 1990 annual meeting. Some photographs include John A. Pollock.

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Board of directors : group portrait.

File consists of a group portrait of the Board of Directors (or possibly the executive committee). Includes John A. Pollock, Stewart Maclellan, 4 other men, and 1 woman (Barbara Steele?).

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Eaton's stores.

File consists of three modern prints of photographs of the Eaton's stores at Yorkdale Mall (Toronto), in Don Mills (Toronto), and London, probably taken during the 1970s. Annotations on prints indicate the date of the store openings.

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Electrohome Europe.

File consists of five photographs by Jon Baker of the staff and office building of Electrohome Europe in Reading, UK. File also includes a memorandum.

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Employees : meetings.

File consists of eight snapshots and a half-tone printing proof of employees at various meetings.

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Employees : recreation : Christmas.

  • SCA207-GA186-50-2899
  • File
  • [195-?]-[199-?], predominant 1988-[199-?]

    • Part of Electrohome fonds.

File consists of snapshots of employees and their families at Christmas events, including skating parties, with Santa Claus, and a dinner. File also includes a photograph of Arthur B. Pollock on stage during a Christmas program, and a memorandum.

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Employees : recreation : miscellaneous.

File consists of 15 snapshots taken at unidentified recreational events. Subjects include employees at a dinner (possibly Quarter Century Club), a presentation or meeting, dancers on a stage, and a team of youth sponsored by Electrohome.

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Employees : retirements.

File consists of 50 snapshots taken at events celebrating the retirement and accomplishments of employees. Duplicate photographs may be present.

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Exhibitions and displays.

File consists of two snapshots of exhibition booths, one advertising Jazz Systems and one advertising circuit board operations; and four snapshots of a display advertising Jazz Systems.

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Facilities : Plant 1 : Duke Street, Kitchener.

File consists of six photographs (plus duplicates) of the Electrohome plant at 283 Duke Street (formerly 39 Edward Street) in Kitchener (Plant 1). One of the photographs is mounted on board. Includes aerial photographs.

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Facilities : Plant 2 : Victoria Street, Kitchener.

File consists of eight photographs of the Electrohome plant at 480 Victoria Street North in Kitchener (Plant 2). Includes aerial photographs, and a photograph of the construction of an addition to the plant.

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Hill TV and Appliances.

File consists of two photographs of a group of young men visiting an Electrohome dealer in Hamilton, Hill TV and appliances. File also includes a business card.

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Mural of Electrohome history.

File consists of a transparency of the mural depicting Electrohome history painted by Christian Peori. Transparency is mounted in a paper frame.

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Negatives.

File consists of negatives found with photographs of employees, meetings, and recreational events. Sets of negatives are not complete and corresponding photographs may not be found in the collection.

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Pollock, Arthur B.

File consists of photographs and two formal portraits (one mounted) of Arthur B. Pollock. One of the portraits has been cut to an oval shape and has adhesive on the verso. File also includes a photograph of his wife, Racie Boehmer Pollock.

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Pollock, Carl A. : group photographs.

File consists of four group photographs containing Carl A. Pollock. Two photographs were taken at an unidentified event, one was taken with employees completing 40 years of service in 1969, and one is possibly the Board of Directors or the executive committee, including John A. Pollock, in 1977.

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Production : Deilcraft.

File consists of 14 photographs of employees at work on Deilcraft production lines and posing with finished products. File also includes a photograph and copy negative of upholstered living room furniture. Some photographs include identification on verso.

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Production : motors.

File consists of 21 photographs and snapshots of employees at work on motor and metal products production lines in Plant 2. Some photographs include identification on verso. File also includes 2 snapshots of boyscouts in a field.

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Products : miscellaneous.

File consists of miscellaneous product photographs used for advertising purposes. Includes photographs of phonographs, televisions, stereos, monitors, furniture, and heaters. Some photographs include identification on verso, and some include typed cutlines. File also includes one paste-up.

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Interviews with Electrohome employees.

File consists of 17 audio cassettes containing interviews with former Electrohome employees and members of the Pollock family. Includes interviews with John A. Pollock, Barbara Steele (daughter of Carl A. Pollock), and Alex Welker (partner of Arthur B. Pollock), as well as interviews with former employees, some of whom began working at the company in the 1920s and 1930s. Most interviews were conducted in 1996 by Ray Stanton and Nicola McLaughlin as part of the research for the company history by Stanton, Visionary Thinking: The Story of Canada's Electrohome.

The cassettes included are:
1. Interview with Alex Welker (1) (ca. 1 hr., 1 min.).
2. Interview with Alex Welker (2) (ca. 25 min.).
3. Interview with five retired employees by Gary McLaren. (Employees interviewed and start dates: Agnes Ellert - 1931, Gord Fowler - 1937, Harvey Durst - 1937, Clyde Hymler - 1931, John Koegler - 1921) (ca. 1 hr., 33 min.).
4. Interview with John A. Pollock, William McGregor, by Ray Stanton regarding company history book (ca. 39 min.).
5. Interview with Albert Lukan by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 37 min.). (Lukan started in 1955)
6. Interview with Les Rowsell by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 45 min.). (Rowsell started in 1945)
7. Interview with Dave Lowater, Herb Lapier by Nicola McLaughlin; interview with Doug Wismer by Ray Stanton (ca. 44 min.).
8. Interview with Robert Lovell by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 1 hr., 29 min.).
9. Interview with Don Harrold, Jim Washburn by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 34 min.).
10. Interview with Donald Sykes by [Ray Stanton ?] (ca. 31 min.).
11. Interview with Al Zettle, Anne Livingstone by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 25 min.). (Livingstone started in 1954)
12. Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Runge by Nicola McLaughlin (ca. 1 hr., 10 min.). (Started in 1945)
13. Interview with Quarter Century Club members (ca. 45 min.).
14. Interviews with Quarter Century Club members at annual dinner (ca. 25 min.).
15. Interview with Barbara Steele by Ray Stanton (1) (ca. 1 hr., 34 min.).
16. Interview with Barbara Steele by Ray Stanton (2), and miscellaneous (ca. 53 min.).
17. Interview with John A. Pollock by Ray Stanton (ca. 1 hr., 7 min.).

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Stereo graphics, pricing files.

File consists of a 3.5"computer disk from the files of Jeffrey Brum, Projection Systems Marketing and Communications Manager.

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Radio tubes and parts.

File consists of 14 radio vacuum tubes and other unidentified radio parts. Some tubes and parts are broken.

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