Dale I distinctly recall the name of the company as Spencers. The name Spirella sounds like it could easily be the name of one of their product lines, so the possibility of the connection seems strong. Spirella sounds so much better than, say, Spencer's Secret. David Hosking ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Rau" <fairbear@uswest.net> To: "David Hosking" <dhosking@gte.net> Cc: <QC-ETANGLO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 11:51 PM Subject: Re: [QC-ETANGLO] Clothing factory in Beebe, Quebec > (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 > > > > > > > > > > >