The 21 April 1832 edition of the Kingston Chronicle and Gazette has a death announcement for a James Robertson, Esq. MD. Robertson was Sir William Campbell’s grandson, and the son of Amelia Campbell. He died at the Duke Street property.
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A full page advertisement that appears in the 13 September 1945 edition of the Toronto Globe reveals that Hobbs Glass sponsored a nation-wide product demonstration/exhibition at various Eaton’s branches. In Toronto, ‘Kitchen of Tomorrow’ was set up in Eaton’s flagship store on Yonge street.
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This example of letterhead from the Fensom Elevator Works can be found in the Campbell House library. It details that the Duke Street facility produced hydraulic, electric, steam, and hand-powered elevators.
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According to the Toronto City Directories , William Damer lived in the house between 1879 and 1882. He is listed as a shoe manufacturer in the directories, and appears to have been a prominent merchant.
A 1914 issue of Shoe and Leather Journal mentions that between 1879 and 1880, Damer was working on a new sewing pattern that he believed would revolutionize the industry. There is a John Damer, shoe seller, in Toronto during this period, but they are not related.
The 1880 Goad Fire Insurance Map reveals that, at this point, there was a sizable separate structure behind the shed, possibly a shed or outhouse, and a greenhouse.
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An advertisement that appears in the 30 August 1848 edition of the Toronto Examiner but that is dated to 8 September 1847 lists “one of those handsome brick houses on Duke Street, east of the residence of the late Lady Campbell” as being for let by the O’Neill Brothers.
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Ad – The Toronto Examiner, 30 August 1848
