 | Object number: 1989.83.928
Gallery: Saint John and It's Business
Object Name: photograph
Title: Bustins Fine Furniture, 90 Germain Street, Showing View towards the St. John's(Stone) Church, Saint John, New Brunswick
Artist: Louis Merritt Harrison
Date: c. 1935
Medium: silver print
Dimensions: overall: 12.5 x 16.5 cm
Credit Line: Louis Merritt Harrison Collection
Notes: In May 1905, Charles L. Bustin and Sam Withers founded Bustin’s & Withers furniture store located at 99 Germain Street. Charles Bustin later became the sole proprietor conducting business as Charles L. Bustin Furniture until his death. He was succeeded by his nephew Stanley Bustin Jr. in 1927 who expanded the store and changed the name to Bustin’s Fine Furniture Ltd. Stanley Bustin Jr. bought the business from his father in 1948. Stanley Bustin’s sons, Tom and Bob serve as president and vice-president respectively.
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