142

Eaton Company

In a 1901 T. Eaton Co. Limited, Toronto, Ontario, catalog there is a Horseman

‘

s or

Farrier

‘

s knife (not offered as such) for $1.50.

Timothy Eaton founded the Canadian department store chain T. Eaton in 1869.

He started with a small dry goods business in Toronto. By the time he died in

1907, he had a giant retail store, a busy mail order business, and a branch store in

Winnipeg.

In August of 1999 T. Eaton & Co. filed for bankruptcy protection. A month later

Sears of Canada purchased the company.

Catalog pictures courtesy of Jean Grignon.