Photo Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2017.003.017 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Title |
[Conveyor belt of candy at Hamblin-Metcalfe Limited] |
Description |
Black and white photograph with a white border. The Hamblin children and Gordon Hamblin are in the centre of the photograph, watching wrapped candy move along a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt appears to be made of wood and iron, and there is a belt drive on the left side. An unidentified female employee is standing at the end of the conveyor, placing the candy on it. She is wearing a white apron and cap. William Henry Hamblin is standing in the background. Stamped in purple on the reverse of the photograph is "Kitchener Record/Photograph". |
Date |
1945 |
Date |
1950 |
Copyright |
Waterloo Region Record |
History |
Smiles 'n Chuckles candies/chocolates were made in Berlin/Kitchener beginning in 1916. The company was originally called the Metcalfe Candy Company, and it was founded by George R. Metcalfe (1865-1936). The company was located at 164 Weber Street East. George was a son of William Metcalfe (1823-1895) and Isabella Roy (1824-1903) who owned Wm. Metcalfe and Company, a grocery store at 43 King Street West in Berlin. William Henry Hamblin (1871-1953) began working for the candy company around 1918. By the early 1920s, William is listed as the president of the company. The company name was changed to Hamblin-Metcalfe Limited around 1927. William's son, Gordon Hamblin (1896-1979), joined the company in the late 1920s. He later becomes president of the company, followed by his son, Robert "Bob" Hamblin (1927-2010). The company was renamed Smiles 'n Chuckles around 1947, after their popular brand of chocolates. Smiles 'n Chuckles was purchased by Laura Secord in 1972 and production ceased in Kitchener. The factory at Cameron and Weber Street East in Kitchener was demolished in 1976. |
Search Terms |
Hamblin-Metcalfe Limited Kitchener Record |
People |
Hamblin, Gordon Hamblin, William Henry |