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Art Deco and the Cocktail’s Influence on an Era
Travellers’ Best: Trade Sign for an Inn
mpey’s Inn (1814), situated on the King’s Road in the township of Cornwall, Upper Canada (Ontario), was an important stop in...
A Brief History: Alcohol in Toronto
The earliest historical records available indicate that Robert Henderson opened the first brewery in Toronto (then York) between 1800 and 1805 on the corner...
Canadian Temperance Banners and Excess
extiles have long been a powerful element in political movements and activism. At the turn of the 19th century some Canadian women produced banners...
Rencontre au Sommet: The Walker Cup
’est en approvisionnant les minotiers de Detroit que l’états-uniens Hiram Walker, commanditaire de ce trophée, amorce des relations commerciales dans...
Artful Drinking: Raising the Bar on Contemporary Glassware
In my younger days, I spent close to five years behind a bar. Working in pubs, lounges, and clubs...
A Window on Taste: Canadian Beer Labels through History
eer has been a part of Canadian life since the 17th century. The first brewery, “la Brasserie du Roi,” was built in 1671 in...
From the Hand of Man: Ornamented Tools from the Montague Tool Museum
esign is implicit in the making of objects, and it originates with our hands. We are born with these essential, primary tools that shape...
The Beauty of the Thing: The Chapel of Sainte-Cécile in the Village of Calixa-Lavallée
eaning on his shovel in silence, a man called Pierre Moussard stands in the snow. In the madness and folly of the...