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Read more about the article Keeping It In The Family: The Callander Foundry And Manufacturing Company
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Keeping It In The Family: The Callander Foundry And Manufacturing Company

There have been several businesses in Guelph that a family has started. Christian Kloepfer, for example, relied on family members in the early days of his coal and carriage businesses.…

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May 29, 2020
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Making Furniture In Guelph: The Burr Brothers

In 1872, Burr and Skinner operated a furniture factory in a newly constructed 2-storey building on the north side of Oxford. They manufactured a variety of furniture including bed frames.…

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May 19, 2020
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Making a Clean Sweep: Guelph’s Broom Making Industry

Brooms were an essential tool for Guelph’s housewives. Shopkeepers, hotel operators and other service and retail personnel also needed them to sweep floors, the sidewalks in front of their shops…

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May 15, 2020
Read more about the article Brewing Beer In Guelph: Early Breweries
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Brewing Beer In Guelph: Early Breweries

Beer and ale were important to early and even later settlers. Many innkeepers produced it on-site – small batches of a select brew they could sell in their hotels/inns. Later,…

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May 13, 2020
Read more about the article Federal Wire And Cable: Wiring the World
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Federal Wire And Cable: Wiring the World

In 1919, Live Wire, a branch of an American company, moved into the basement of a building on Metcalfe Street. At that point, it was housing FE Partridge Rubber. Charles…

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May 8, 2020

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