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Site Name |
Isaiah Shoemaker, Jeweller and Optician |
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136 |
Description |
This business was established in 1894 when Isaiah Shoemaker (1873-1964) moved to Paisley after apprenticing to be a Jeweler in Kitchener (then called Berlin). He bought the store and tools from Mr. Blach. Initially the store operated out of what would later be the Bruce Telephone Office, but by 1900 he was successful enough to move to a more spacious site. As a jeweler he specialized in repair, adjustment, and sale of jewelery and watches. To expand his offering of goods and services he returned to school, attaining a diploma in the Science of Refraction and Dispensary Optics from the Canadian Ophthalmic College of Toronto in 1901. In 1904 he would be certified as a member of the Canadian Association of Opticians, and eye care would remain a pillar of his business. He eventually went a step further and became one of the first 100 Optometrists registered to the Board Of Examiners in Optometry for the Province of Ontario. He retired in 1960. Sources: "70 years Resident, Former Bruce Warden I. Shoemaker Passes", Paisley Advocate, March 26, 1964. "Board of Examiners in Optometry : I. Shoemaker", 1901. Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, AX2012.204.005. "Board of Examiners in Optometry : Isaiah Shoemaker", 1920. Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, AX2012.204.003. "Canadian Association of Opticians : Isaiah Shoemaker", 1904. Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, AX2012.204.001. "Elderslie Township scrapbooks", Krug Family fonds, 1950-1981 (predominantly 1950-1965). Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, A2014.003.0554. |