McClary's Maud Woodward & Susan Piercey
DateEarly 1900s
Dimensions12.7 cm x 18.1 cm
Credit LineGift of Ruth Chapman, London, Ontario, 1992.
Object number1992.031.015A
Label TextIn this early 1900s photograph, Maude Woodward and Susan Piercey are pictured working at the McClary Manufacturing Company. Women found limited opportunities there. In 1889, John McClary reported that women worked in the tin department where they did soldering and japanning. They worked in a shop separate from the men and earned between $3 and $5 per week. A male tinsmith earned $9.
NamePhotograph
Charlton Advt. Company
1957-1958
