Thermometer wood-burning stove

P.T. wood stove thermometer. Légaré identifying “warm”, “hot” and “very hot” temperature zones.

  • Accession Number 2022.06.13
  • Marchand P.T. Légaré Limited
  • Date 1950
  • Materials glass, metal
  • Measurements 3,7 x 13,2 x 8,2 cm
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Historical context

Pierre-Théophile Legaré (1851-1926) of Charlebourg founded a farm implement business with his father in the late 1860s. The company grew steadily, and by 1912 had 11 branches and several changes of partners. In 1916, P.T. Legaré bought the Percival Plow and Stove Company Limited. This became a veritable business empire in Quebec. The name P. T. Legaré Limited was adopted definitively in 1921. A key element in the company’s succe...

  • Accession Number 2022.06.13
  • Marchand P.T. Légaré Limited
  • Date 1950
  • Materials glass, metal
  • Measurements 3,7 x 13,2 x 8,2 cm
Download PDF file

© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Frédéric Cloutier and Ronald Chabot Collection, 2022.006.00013
Photo by Michel Julien

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