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Sewing with Hudson’s Bay

Written by

Sarah Sheehan

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With its Hudson’s Bay Company branding, this 1920s Vogue Patterns leaflet recalls a time when Canadians could find high-end sewing supplies at their local seventeenth-century-trading-company-turned-department-store.

The leaflet from March, 1929 is part of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives at the Archives of Manitoba. (Click image below to enlarge.) Under the old gothic-lettering wordmark, it shows the company’s incorporation date of May 2nd, 1670 — just over 355 years ago.

Happy Canada Day!

Vogue Patterns leaflet from Hudson’s Bay Company, March 1929. Photo: Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba. Image: The Globe and Mail.

Image source: Susan Krashinsky Robertson, “As it seeks sale, Hudson’s Bay mulls fate of art, artifacts, including 1670 charter,” The Globe and Mail online, April 4, 2025 (link – for subscribers)

The first page of Hudson’s Bay Company’s royal charter, 1670, with portrait of King Charles II of England.
The first page of Hudson’s Bay Company’s royal charter, 1670. Image: The Globe and Mail.
The Hudson’s Bay Company’s seventeenth-century royal charter seen partly unrolled with royal seal in foreground, at the Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg
Hudson’s Bay Company’s seventeenth-century royal charter seen at the Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, in 2020. Photo: The Canadian Press. Image: The Globe and Mail.
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