Leather Callipers; Hyman's Tannery
Date19th Century
Credit LineGift of Mr. Edward Phelps, London, Ontario, 1976
Object number1976.008.001
Label TextWorkers at the C. S. Hyman tannery, pictured below, used the leather calipers to measure the thickness of leather. Charles Smith Hyman (1854-1926) inherited the family tannery established in 1835 by his father, Ellis Walton Hyman (1813-1878). Like other local businesses, it prospered after the arrival of the British garrison in 1838.
NameCaliper
