Incandescent bulb
Solex 25-watt bulb in original packaging. The packaging is white-beige, black and red.
- Accession Number 2021.02.OBJ.25.1-2
- Marchand Dupuis Frères
- Fabricant / Éditeur The Solex Company Limited
- Date 1950 an
- Materials cardboard, glass, metal
- Measurements 15 x 7,4 x 7,4 cm
Historical context
This incandescent bulb from Solex Company Limited is sold in the Dupuis Frère store in Montreal. Founded in 1920, the company reflects the Montreal population’s access to electricity, and the rise of the commercial institution Dupuis Frères.
Solex Company Limited is a division of Dupuis Frères. Its founder, Albert Dupuis, was the nephew of store owner Narcisse Dupuis. He took over the growing store in 1924. In 1929, sales ...
- Accession Number 2021.02.OBJ.25.1-2
- Marchand Dupuis Frères
- Fabricant / Éditeur The Solex Company Limited
- Date 1950 an
- Materials cardboard, glass, metal
- Measurements 15 x 7,4 x 7,4 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Frédéric Cloutier fonds, 2021.002.OBJ.025.1-2
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
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