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Read more about the article The Pipe Mill in the Ward: The Page-Hersey Tube Company
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The Pipe Mill in the Ward: The Page-Hersey Tube Company

In 1889, an American, Randolph Hersey (1829-1918) founded Page & Hersey Company in Montreal in partnership with E. N. and G. H. Page. It operated out of a then idle…

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June 16, 2022
Read more about the article Libby, McNeill and Libby: Guelph’s Other Pickle Factory
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Libby, McNeill and Libby: Guelph’s Other Pickle Factory

When people in Guelph talk about the “Pickle Factory,” they are referring to the Matthews-Wells factory - once located at Victoria and York. It opened in 1938 and closed in…

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June 13, 2022

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