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This image of the Dominion Corset factory shows the architectural wealth of the building. Standout features include the superb corner tower with clocks and the 15-metre-high central tower. The latter, in the style of medieval structures with its crenellated parapet, housed the factory’s water tower.
1945 - 1965

Working at Dominion Corset

The Dominion Corset factory was located on Dorchester Street. Company founder Georges-Élie Amyot acquired the former Guillaume Bresse and Company shoe factory in 1897. This factory produced corsets, bras and the cardboard boxes used to package products. The factory was renowned for its architecture and the quality of the women’s lingerie it produced, notably the Sarong and Daisyfresh lines in the 1950s. Dominion Corset was sold to Canadelle WonderBra in 1988. The manufacturer then moved to the Vanier Industrial Park.

Dominion Corset factory

Auteur inconnu This image of the Dominion Corset factory shows the architectural wealth of the building. Standout features include the superb corner tower with clocks and the 15-metre-high central tower. The latter, in the style of medieval structures with its crenellated parapet, housed the factory’s water tower.
Chronoscope Can you help archivists classify this photo in one or more image categories? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Ville de Québec All rights reserved: Ville de Québec - Dominion Corset Co. Ltd. Fonds - Date: circa 1965