About a year ago, we purchased a few items from Gendron Antiques in Stittsville, including some antique wooden beer crates. They really do have an amazing selection of high quality reproduction furniture and antiques: old church pews transformed into hall benches, church windows found new life as doors on a bookshelf made from weathered barn wood. These are just a couple of fine examples. Regarding the Dawes Brewery wooden beer crate, it's only now that I discover what a piece of history we have! The iconic brewery in Lachine, Quebec was named after Thomas Dawes and had a humble beginning in 1811, making it one of Canada's oldest breweries. Because of harsh financial times 140 years later, the brewery was sold in 1952. All that remains are the 800+ museum pieces, many pieces of advertising memorabilia as well as these old wooden crates that date back to the '20's or '30's.
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great post for theme day and great history. happy theme day!
Love the old advertisements whether on wooden crates or on the walls of city buildings. Appreciate the information contained in the post, too.
Good stuff ...
Really cool piece of history you've got there!
Always good for a Canadian living in California to get a glimpse of the homeland. Thanks for sharing!
Nice and interesting. I like the surface and the graphic style too.
Nice take on the theme and the old crates are interesting to look at, especially when they have history and a bit of a story to tell.
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Ooh! I'm envious — I've been looking for old wooden crates here for years and I can't find any. Gorgeous!
A nice photo for this theme day (sorry, that I post my comment only now). It's a pity that good things like this brewery must end.
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