Explore stories from our collection and our economic heritage.
May 15, 2019
Economic bubbles continued to pop up regularly throughout history, and still do today.
What goes up…
By: Graham Iddon
Content type(s):
Blog posts
Subject(s):
Economy,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 08 / Secondary 2,
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5 and CEGEP
April 25, 2019
In heritage conservation, broken metal objects can be reassembled with an adhesive most commonly used for repairing glass and ceramics.
Welding with Liquid
By: Stephanie Shank
Content type(s):
Blog posts
April 22, 2019
Used extensively in the 19th century, this type of hand-operated press printed secure financial documents using the intaglio method.
Conserving the Spider Press
By: Stephanie Shank
Content type(s):
Blog posts
April 1, 2019
How on earth did an “S” with a line or two through it come to represent a dollar? Any ideas? No? That’s OK, you’re in good company.
How Does $ = Dollar?
By: Graham Iddon
Content type(s):
Blog posts
March 29, 2019
In 1977, the Royal Canadian Mint wanted to reduce the size of the penny in response to the rising price of copper. Little did the Mint know that the Toronto Transit Commission’s reaction would force the cancellation of the program.
TTC Tokens and the Proposed 1978 Cent
By: David Bergeron
Content type(s):
Blog posts
