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Cardboard boxes were manufactured on the third floor of the factory. Quebec Paper Box supplied not only Dominion Corset, but also a number of other companies in the Québec City and Beauce regions. On site, products were packed and dispatched from the shipping department to various department stores.
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 shipping department

Auteur inconnu Cardboard boxes were manufactured on the third floor of the factory. Quebec Paper Box supplied not only Dominion Corset, but also a number of other companies in the Québec City and Beauce regions. On site, products were packed and dispatched from the shipping department to various department stores.
Chronoscope Can you date this photo? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Ville de Québec All rights reserved: Ville de Québec - Dominion Corset Co. Ltd. Fonds - Date: circa 1955