Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2012.041.024 |
Object Name |
Crate, Shipping |
Description |
Wooden crate with a hinged lid. The crate is composed of a number of unfinished wooden slats that have been nailed together and painted gray on the exterior. The lid has two metal hinges and a metal latch centred on the front of the crate. There are strips of metal, possibly lead, nailed to each of the four corners. Stencilled in black on the front and back sides of the crate is "The Kuntz Brewery Ltd/Waterloo, Ont". The two end pieces have hand holds carved into the wood. Stencilled in black on each end is a star with "LK" in the centre. The interior of the crate is unfinished wood. The end pieces have three slots carved along the lower edge on the interior. |
Date |
1910 |
Date |
1929 |
Dimensions |
H-31 W-37 L-58 cm |
History |
David Kuntz started a brewery in Waterloo, ON in the early 1850s. Between 1870 and 1873, David's son, Louis, took over the management of the business and it was renamed The L. Kuntz Park Brewery. In 1910, Louis' three sons - David, William, & Herbert - incorporated the business and formed Kuntz Brewery Limited. Prohibition forced the company to concentrate on export beer sales and soft drinks. Brewing operations began again after Prohibition but by 1929 the company was in tax arrears and became part of Canadian Breweries. In 1936, Kuntz and Carling Brewery of London, ON amalgamated and formed Carling-Kuntz Breweries. In 1944, the company was reorganized and renamed Carling Breweries Limited, and in 1977, the company was bought out by Labatt. |
Search Terms |
Kuntz Brewery Limited |