D.S Perrin and Co. Ltd.
Dimensions19.4 cm x 24.2 cm
Credit LineCollection of Museum London, 1999
Object number1999.011.124
Label TextDaniel Simmons Perrin (1833-1908) started a small confectionary and biscuit store on Horton Street in the early 1860s, featuring handmade products such as stick candy, gingersnaps, and soda crackers. By 1881, the firm had moved to the north side of Dundas Street between Ridout and Talbot streets. The building in this photograph replaced an earlier Perrin factory on the same site that burned in 1911. The D. S. Perrin Company thrived, eventually growing into both a national and international manufacturer of candy and biscuits which at its peak employed 500 people. It survived long after Mr. Perrin's death in 1908, eventually becoming the Canada Biscuit Company when it amalgamated with its local rival, the McCormick Company, in 1927.
NamePhotograph
before 1911
After 1946
Early 20th Century
1923
PERRIN'S