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Horace Victor Dalling was a Canadian watchmaker,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Elgin Private Label Database )〕 jeweller, optician and inventor. He was the watch inspector for the Canadian Pacific Railway, and is also known for manufacturing the first two telephones in Woodstock, New Brunswick, which he placed in his store and in his home.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dalling Family Collection )〕 ==Biography== Dalling was born in Richmond, New Brunswick on February 5, 1854, to Thomas M. and Matilda Jane (Gray) Dalling. In 1878 he moved to Woodstock and established his business, Dalling's Jewellery Store. In 1879 he married Mary Isabella McKilligan and the two had four children. His store was damaged by fire on February 26, 1891. His losses ($150) were covered by insurance. In 1900, he donated a silver cup, known as the "Dalling Cup", for golf. Another cup, a gold-lined silver cup, was given in 1905 for the Woodstock Hockey League. His son William Victor Dalling, fought in the First World War as a gunner.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?Id=67709 )〕 He was wounded in France on October 13, 1916, but died of pneumonia on October 19, 1918, contracted in Fredericton while waiting for his discharge.〔 Dalling continued to run his store until 1929, when he retired because of ill health. His daughter, Edith, ran the store until his death on January 9, 1931. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「H.V. Dalling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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