Our STory
Our STory
A letter from Gordon
I am very pleased that through [my parents’] years, they were able to build an estate, sufficient to give me money to purchase 12 Stibbard Ave and to leave $10,000, which I used to start Gordon G. Brown & Co. [in September of] 1946.
I operated the new company from a small room at the top of the stairs and after a few months, [I] was able to hire a good secretary part-time. As business progressed, I later moved to share an office with Bill Wilson at 801 Young Street, (2 blocks above Bloor Street, corner of Collier) As expansion went on, we took over the lower floor of a house at 17 Collier St.
We originally had some supplies from Chicago, Popeil Brothers – Novelty items, Stainless steel, coffee tops for glass coffee. – Sold racks and mops, etc.
Later, [Gordon G. Brown & Company Limited was affiliated with] Franklin Machine Products – Coffee Urn Faucets – Tow Target Sterling Hardware – Sliding door and window hardware, Market Forge – T&S Brass – KASON in February of 1949.”
A letter from Gordon
I am very pleased that through [my parents’] years, they were able to build an estate, sufficient to give me money to purchase 12 Stibbard Ave and to leave $10,000, which I used to start Gordon G. Brown & Co. [in September of] 1946.
I operated the new company from a small room at the top of the stairs and after a few months, [I] was able to hire a good secretary part-time. As business progressed, I later moved to share an office with Bill Wilson at 801 Young Street, (2 blocks above Bloor Street, corner of Collier) As expansion went on, we took over the lower floor of a house at 17 Collier St.
We originally had some supplies from Chicago, Popeil Brothers – Novelty items, Stainless steel, coffee tops for glass coffee. – Sold racks and mops, etc.
Later, [Gordon G. Brown & Company Limited was affiliated with] Franklin Machine Products – Coffee Urn Faucets – Tow Target Sterling Hardware – Sliding door and window hardware, Market Forge – T&S Brass – KASON in February of 1949.”
