“Birmingham House” Deas business in 1869
First Victoria Directory 1869 Edition. Courtesy of City of Victoria Archives.
In 1869, before he entered the salmon business, Deas advertised as “Importer of Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Grates, Bar Iron and Steel. Agricultural Implements, Cutlery, Silver-plated ware, &c. Corner Fort and Broad Streets”