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The second half of the 20th century saw the modernization of industrial equipment. Processes were automated to increase businesses’ efficiency. This was particularly true in the manufacturing sector, which had to either update all its machinery or relocate. It was in these circumstances that Dominion Corset was bought out in 1977 and again in 1988. The factory was then abandoned and production moved to the Vanier district.
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 equipment

Auteur inconnu The second half of the 20th century saw the modernization of industrial equipment. Processes were automated to increase businesses’ efficiency. This was particularly true in the manufacturing sector, which had to either update all its machinery or relocate. It was in these circumstances that Dominion Corset was bought out in 1977 and again in 1988. The factory was then abandoned and production moved to the Vanier district.
Chronoscope Do you recognize this piece of equipment? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Ville de Québec Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Dominion Corset Co. Ltd. Fonds - Date: circa 1945