WW I "Housewife" Sewing Kit used by W. W. Bell. Made by Peabody's, Walkerville [Ontario] The Peabody Building, once located on the southwest corner of Riverside and Devonshire, was a Walkerville [near Windsor, Ontario] landmark for many years. Situated beside the Peabody bridge, the familiar complex was the home of many companies and associations over the years, despite the attack it endured during World War I. The building first housed the Peabody Leather Label Overall Company, which produced the famous Peabody brand overalls, known by the shiny buckles on their shoulder straps. During World War I, the company manufactured uniforms for the British Army. The company had only been in business a few years when American-based German sympathizers tried to blow up the building at 3 a.m. on June 21, 1915. It was rebuilt soon thereafter.