1. | Michael H. Montag was born 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Business: Waterloo Bedding Co. Ltd., 21 Allen St. W., Waterloo, Ontario
- Interesting: business, story
- Name: M. H. Montag
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32996
- Occupation: 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; manufacturer - Quality Mattress Company
Notes:
Waterloo Bedding Co. Ltd. founded November 10, 1910 by the partnership of Michael H. Montag and Alexander L. Dantzer under the name of the Quality Mattress Company. Located on one floor of a rented premise in Kitchener, the pioneer business employed three people and manufactured only felt mattresses. In 1913 the present main building was constructed at 21 Allen Street West. The business continued under the original partnership until 1921 when the Waterloo Bedding Company Limited was incorporated. Michael Montag became president and Manager, and Alfred I. Fehrenbach was named Secretary-Treasurer. Building additions … 1921 and 1925. … The firm engages twenty-five men and women …" Trade names: "Pleasant Dreams" and "Royal Button" … Emphasis has now (1982) changed to the institutional bedding (hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, motels "Now the largest single supplier of hospital mattresses in Canada."
Waterloo Chronicle Souvenir Edition, 1982 "…
Michael married Agnes O. Heyman 26 Jun 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Agnes (daughter of August Heyman and Anna Maria Magdalena "Marianna" Fischer) was born 18 Nov 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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