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The Magnificent, the Merry and the Mundane: The Display Windows of Eaton's Department Store
URL: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/eatons-windows/

Description:
This exhibit explores department store display windows, which "have been central to Canadian retailing since Timothy Eaton built Canada's first super-size department store in the 1880s." Topics include the history of Eaton's (founded as T. Eaton Company by Timothy Eaton), displays inspired by royalty, Christmas windows, and other window display trends through the history of the store. From the Archives of Ontario.

LII Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Gifts & Shopping, Holidays & Observances, Industries, Retail, Shopping

Publisher:
Archives of Ontario

LII Database Information:
Record 27105 created by Jennifer English on 11/04/2008
Last modification on 11/07/2008
Published: 11/20/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27105

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