Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Crock, Food Storage |
Collection |
Lambton Heritage Museum Collection |
Accession number |
LHM 1999.039 |
Catalog Number |
LHM 1999.039.001 |
Other Name |
Crock, Merchant |
Description |
Salt glazed stoneware crock advertising a local business. The crock is grey with a brown glaze on the interior and two small relief handles on the sides. The front of the crock features an inscription that reads "3. The Property of A. Scarsbrook. Petrolia. Please Return" in blue letters. |
Provenance |
The item is from the Scarsbrook Grocer and Shoe Store in Petrolia. Albert Scarsbrook was born in Southhampton England where he trained as a coffee and tea merchant. He arrived in Petrolia as a young man in 1880 under the employment of H.W. Lancey. After eight years, he went into business with Harry King, establishing Scarsbrook & King, Grocers. When that partnership was dissolved in 1890, he and George Palmer formed Scarsbrook & Palmer, Grocers. By 1895, Albert Scarsbrook had his own store in the block known as Lancey's Folly at the corner of Main and Tank Streets. Initially, he specialized in fine coffee and tea, but he soon had to expand into staple and fancy groceries and fresh fruit and vegetables in order for the business to remain viable. A few years later, the business was moved across the street where he took space in two stores which were connected by an archway. The east store contained the grocery department and the west store the shoe department and the china and gift shop, where only the best china was sold. |
Dimensions |
H-25.5 Dia-26 cm |
Inscription Type |
Manufacturer's Mark |
Inscription Technique |
Stamped |
Inscription Location |
Front |
Inscription Text |
The Property of A. Scarsbrook Petrolia Please return |
Search Terms |
Crockery Merchant Petrolia Petrolea Retail Retail, Advertisement Advertisement Grocery Grocery Store Groceries |
People |
Scarsbrook Scarsbrook, A. Scarsbrook, Albert |