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This is a wonderful piece of souvenir china featuring a graphic of the Magasin Ant. Chouinard located in St Pamphile, Quebec, Canada. Flavien Chouinard (1869-1942) employed as many as 1,500 men in a forestry business in the Montmagny area, LIslet (St Pamphile area) and in Maine. He is reported to have had a General Store in St. Pamphile, but this jug is captioned as Magasin Ant. Chouinard - Flavien had a brother Antoine Auguste, so perhaps he sold the store to him. St Pamphile is located in the LIslet regional county in the Chaudiere-Applalaches administrative district and is located right on the Quebec/Maine border. In fact, there is a small hamlet called St Pamphile on the Maine side of the border. The area is rather isolated and St Pamphile has a population of only a little more than 2000 people. I believe that this small jug dates to the early 1920s, but could be a little later or a little earlier. It measures 3 3/4 tall and is in very good condition, but has an unusual "fused" hairline that appears to be original to the making of the piece - the jug pings clearly, so I believe that that is the case. The underside is stamped Made in Germany.
This is probably quite a rare piece given the size of the town, especially at that time. Wonderful item for someone interested in the history of Quebec!
Antique St Pamphile Quebec Souvenir Jug Magasin Chouinard Made in Germany
$45.00
This is probably quite a rare piece given the size of the town, especially at that time. Wonderful item for someone interested in the history of Quebec!