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Marcellus Gilmore Edson was born at Bedford in Quebec.In 1884 Edson invented a process to make "peanut paste" for the production of candy, and was awarded United States Patent No. 306727 for that invention.
The Old Custom House (French: Ancienne-Douane) is a building in what is now Old Montreal, which served as Montreal's first custom house. The building was completed in 1836, designed by Montreal architect John Ostell in the Palladian revival style. It is a National Historic Site of Canada. [1] It now houses the Pointe-à-Callière Museum's gift ...
Canadian patent law is the legal system regulating the granting of patents for inventions within Canada, and the enforcement of these rights in Canada.. A 'patent' is a government grant that gives the inventor—as well as their heirs, executors, and assignees—the exclusive right within Canada to make, use, and/or sell the claimed invention during the term of the patent, subject to adjudication.
The first store was opened in Montreal in 1845 by Scottish immigrant Henry Morgan [1] as Henry Morgan and Company at 200 Notre Dame Street (now 404 Notre Dame St. W), then moved in 1852 to 100 McGill Street (now 478 McGill St.; addition at 3-5 St. Joseph, now 610 Notre Dame W., in 1857) and again in 1866 to the north side of St. James Street ...
In 1852, Montreal had 58,000 inhabitants and by 1860, Montreal was the largest city in British North America, and it was the undisputed economic and cultural centre of Canada. From 1861 to the Great Depression of 1930, Montreal developed in what some historians call its Golden Age.
In 1957, Luther Kilness filed patent numbers 2,554,990 [4] and 2,981,389 [5] with the United States Patent Office. This design can be said to be the next evolution of the ratchet design of SK Hand Tools' Theodore Rueb. [2] This ratchet was a very successful design, lasting from its introduction in 1961 to the eventual closure of New Britain in ...
Coin Number Face Value Theme Artist Mintage Issue Price (Encapsulated) Issue Price (Standard Case) 1976 Coin No. 25 Ten Dollars Olympic Stadium Elliott John Morrison 1,887,629 $15.75 $17.00 1976 Coin No. 26 Five Dollars Olympic Village Elliott John Morrison 1,985,257 $8.00 $9.00 1976 Coin No. 27 Ten Dollars Olympic Velodrome Elliott John Morrison
Montreal Museums Day (French: Journée des musées montréalais) is an annual event in Montreal. One Sunday every May, more than 30 of the city's largest museums and galleries offer free admission and extended opening hours. [6] To facilitate visitor access to as many museums as possible, the Montreal Transit Corporation provides free shuttle ...