(chuckling over use of the words, straightlaced, perky and bind) I wonder if perhaps you mean the Spirella Corset Company? My grandmother, Olivia Ethel Lester Halpin, sold their corsets door-to-door in Canada and the US between 1914 and 1934. A single mother, she was the sole support of 3 children. They lived well and she sent one of them to college. Diane Rau ----- Original Message ----- From: David Hosking <dhosking@gte.net> To: <QC-ETANGLO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [QC-ETANGLO] Clothing factory in Beebe, Quebec > There used to be a corset factory called Spencers located between Rock > Island and Beebe. They were a straightlaced firm for many years, and > despite a perky showing, they found themselves strapped for cash and fell > into a bind some years ago. > > David Hosking > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Wright" <duncansbrook@hotmail.com> > To: <QC-ETANGLO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 8:45 PM > Subject: [QC-ETANGLO] Clothing factory in Beebe, Quebec > > > > Can anyone confirm if there was a clothing factory in operation in the > > vicinity of Beebe, Quebec in the 1910 - 1917 time frame? If so, was there > > more than one clothing factory? What was the name of the factory? What > type > > of clothing did they produce? Does anyone know if there has been a history > > book written for that region which might include a chapter on the > industries > > that once existed in that region? Thanks for the input. > > > > Dale > > duncansbrook@hotmail.com > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > >