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Description
i have a waffle iron, it is cast iron, red wooden handles, number 8 on base of handles, and a high base it sits on, JAMES SMART MFG CO LTD BROCKVILLE CAN and a diamond G.
Category
General Antiques and Collectibles
Medium
CAST IRON
Distinguishing marks
JAMES SMART MFG CO LTD BROCKVILLE CAN
Condition
Good
Date Period
1894 ?
Weight
it is heavy cast iron
History
Company Name:
James Smart Mfg Co. Ltd.
Canada Foundries and Forgings Ltd
Industry:
Manufacturing
Metal Work
In 1854 James Smart opened his Novelty Works, which was soon followed in 1860 by his foundry, located in the present-day site of Hardy Park. The business was incorporated in 1881 as the James Smart Manufacturing Co. Ltd. The company continued to grow into the 20th century, acquiring property west of Kincaid to house a power house and machine shop. By 1910 the company employed some 400 people. The company specialized in cast iron and cast steel products, and gained a reputation for quality both within Canada and beyond. It produced a wide range of products such as stoves and furnaces, lawnmowers, school desks, hammers, and pots and pans.
Canada Foundries and Forgings acquired the James Smart Manufacturing Co. Ltd. in 1961, but by that time fewer than 100 people were employed. In 1965 the company closed its doors. The land was purchased by Senator A.C. Hardy. The buildings were later demolished and the land given to the city of Brockville as a park.
James Smart Mfg Co. Ltd.
Canada Foundries and Forgings Ltd
Industry:
Manufacturing
Metal Work
In 1854 James Smart opened his Novelty Works, which was soon followed in 1860 by his foundry, located in the present-day site of Hardy Park. The business was incorporated in 1881 as the James Smart Manufacturing Co. Ltd. The company continued to grow into the 20th century, acquiring property west of Kincaid to house a power house and machine shop. By 1910 the company employed some 400 people. The company specialized in cast iron and cast steel products, and gained a reputation for quality both within Canada and beyond. It produced a wide range of products such as stoves and furnaces, lawnmowers, school desks, hammers, and pots and pans.
Canada Foundries and Forgings acquired the James Smart Manufacturing Co. Ltd. in 1961, but by that time fewer than 100 people were employed. In 1965 the company closed its doors. The land was purchased by Senator A.C. Hardy. The buildings were later demolished and the land given to the city of Brockville as a park.
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