Object Record
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Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
1967.073.022 |
Object Name |
Glove |
Description |
A black leather glove with gauntlet. There is a strap at the wrist with a a snap. The snap is green plastic marked: Barrie Glove; and the letters "WB" on the centre. The gauntlet widens and curves to the outside. The glove is wool lined. A piece of paper inside the glove states: Motorcycle Dispatch Rider's Gauntlet, 1940. |
Date |
1940 |
Dimensions |
W-20 L-38.5 cm |
History |
The Barrie Glove and Knitting Company was originally called the Berlin Robe and Clothing Company. It was in operation from around 1903 until the mid-1930s, and specialized in the manufacture of imitation buffalo robes and overcoats. Principle investors were George Moore, George Redpath Barrie, Robert Barrie Moore, and John Douglas Moore. In the mid-1930s, the company name was taken over by Walter Turnbull Barrie (1886-1985), son of George Redpath Barrie (1847-1929) and Mary Carrick (1854-?). Walter had been an employee at the Robe and Clothing Company, and in 1916, he married Elizabeth Moore (1892-1978), daughter of John Douglas Moore (1843-1917) and Elizabeth Moffat (1852-1904). The company name was changed to the Barrie Glove and Knitting Company Limited but the factory remained at 40 Ontario Street, Kitchener. The company focused on manufacturing gloves and glove linings, and held several patents in the 1940s. During the Second World War, the company had a contract to supply gloves to the military. The company closed in the late 1960s, and the factory building was demolished. The location is now a parking lot. |
Search Terms |
Barrie Glove and Knitting Company Limited Second World War |