Coin, Commemorative: Freiman's Department Store Birthday Sale, 1922
Entry/Object ID
2024.002.01.06
Description
One silver two-sided coin. The front depicts the Freiman Department store building and text. The back depicts a good luck horse shoe and text.
Made/Created
Date made
1918
Notes
Additional create date: 1922
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Location
Front
Transcription
"FREIMAN'S BIRTHDAY SALE // 09418'
Transcription
"A.J. FREIMAN LTD 22ND BIRTHDAY SALE // SAVE A BARREL OF MONEY // GOOD LUCK // 1922"
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Coin
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Money
Nomenclature Class
Exchange Media
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Coin, Documentary Artifacts, Money
Dimensions
Depth
0.3 cm
Diameter
3.3 cm
Material
Metal, m�tal
Research Notes
Notes
Result: Identified
A.J. Freiman's Ltd. Was founded in 1918 at 73 Rideau Street at the former Mosgrove Street. The store operated as Freiman's until it was acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1972 and rebranded as “The Bay” in 1973. Archibald Jacob Freiman (Aharon Yaakov Freiman) was born in Lithuania in 1880, immigrating to Canada in 1893, first settling in Hamilton before becoming active in Ottawa department stores beginning in 1899. Freiman and his family were extremely active and influential in Ottawa and were one of the City's most prominent Jewish families. A.J. Freiman passed away in 1944.