It is upon the knowledge of these facts that we congratulate Messrs. when she wanted a new muff, nor appointed them as her special furriers, unless she was satisfied that their articles were the very best of the kind manufactured, and that she could not do as well elsewhere.
In common with many of our readers, we are not of opinion that a firm, any more than a private individual is the better individually, for rubbing against royalty, but we are speaking of business affairs in a business sense, and there is no doubt that Queen Victoria would not have patronized Messrs. At the same exhibition this firm exposed a duplicate set in sable to that purchased from them by Her Majesty the Queen in person, at the Indian & Colonial Exhibition in London. of their appointment as furriers to the Queen. Visitors to the late provincial exhibition in this city will remember that lithographed copies in duplicate were shown of the royal letters patent from the Mistress of the Robes at Windsor Castle, notifying Messrs. The Quebec Daily Telegraph wrote at length about the appointment:Ĭover of the G.R. The Queen had purchased a number of fur items from the company’s display at the Indian & Colonial Exhibition held that year at London, England.
received its most prestigious honour, being named "Furriers in Ordinary" by Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Macdonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister, had decided the coat he had worn during an 1883 visit to Quebec City was not befitting his status as first minister and bought him a new fur coat from the company. An 1890 mail order fur catalogue listed nine different medals and diplomas won at London, Paris, and Philadelphia exhibitions from 1851 to 1888. fur coat, by portrait photographer William James Topley, Ottawa, 1883.īy the middle of the 19th century, the company had begun promoting its fur garments beyond Quebec to a larger North American and European market. MacDonald, first Canadian prime minister, in a G.R. Marcou, whom Henderson had sent to Quebec to manage the business, had become the new principals, with the firm renamed Renfrew & Marcou. By the time of Confederation, in 1867, Henderson had retired and Renfrew and V.H. In 1862, with the addition of business partner George Richard Renfrew, the store's name changed to Henderson, Renfrew and Company. Henderson eventually sold the store to his brother John, a Montreal businessman, and it became John Henderson & Co. Over the decades that followed, the store's ownership changed hands, as various partners came and went, and the firm's name underwent revision. Eventually the store moved to larger premises at 35 Buade where it remained for many years. Henderson & Co., had established itself at 12 Buade Street. An early company advertisement noted a line of wholesale and retail garments and accessories that included Ladies' fur muffs, boas and tippets, in addition to Buffalo Robes and Bear skins, procured as well as "manufactured on this premises." By 1847, the store, then renamed William S. Eventually, Henderson set up shop at Quebec under the name William Ashton & Co. The merchandise sold well and other overseas crossings followed. Three years earlier, Henderson had arrived by ship from Londonderry with a load of hats and caps. Henderson, an Irish-born merchant, bought out his partners in a Quebec City fur shop and went into business for himself, thereby marking the traditional founding date of Holt Renfrew. fur shop, company receipt, Quebec City, 1847.
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