The Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company

The Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company
IndustryClock manufacturing
Founded1904; 120 years ago (1904)
FounderArthur Pequegnat
Defunct1964 (1964)
FateEnded production in 1943; dissolved in 1964
Headquarters
Kitchener, Ontario
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Canada

The Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company is notable as the longest-lasting Canadian-based clock manufacturer. Company advertisements explained the pronunciation of the name as "Say Peginaw."[1] The company was also the first in Canada to successfully mass-produce clocks.[2]

  1. ^ Varkaris, J. and C., The Pequegnat Story: the Family and the Clocks, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa 1982, p.100
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