Lufkin Rule Co. of Canada
Title
Lufkin Rule Co. of Canada
Type
Company
Coverage
Windsor, ON
Barrie, ON
Begin Date
1907-01-01
Active Until
1967-01-01
Location
673 Caron Ave., Windsor, ON (1907-)
Product Areas
Measurement
Rules
Activities
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1907 – The Lufkin Company, centred in Saginaw, Michigan, founds a plant in Windsor, ON at 673 Caron Ave., Windsor, ON. (“We used to make things in this country. #20”; “Lufkin Rule building”)
- 1948 – The company moves its manufacturing facility to Barrie, ON. (“We used to make things in this country. #20”)
- 1951 – The Lufkin Company is active, and advertising precision measuring tools. Has US sites in Saginaw, Michigan and New York City, NY, and Canadian factory in Barrie, ON. (“Precision Makes Perfect”)
- 1963 – The company begins to export. (“We used to make things in this country. #20”)
- 1967 – The Lufkin Company is acquired by Cooper Industries. (“We used to make things in this country. #20”)
- 1948 – The company moves its manufacturing facility to Barrie, ON. (“We used to make things in this country. #20”)
- 1951 – The Lufkin Company is active, and advertising precision measuring tools. Has US sites in Saginaw, Michigan and New York City, NY, and Canadian factory in Barrie, ON. (“Precision Makes Perfect”)
- 1963 – The company begins to export. (“We used to make things in this country. #20”)
- 1967 – The Lufkin Company is acquired by Cooper Industries. (“We used to make things in this country. #20”)
Sources
Pearson, Craig. “Lufkin Rule building could be next heritage structure to fall” Windsor Star April 19, 2017, Updated April 20, 2017 (https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/lufkin-rule-building-could-be-next-heritage-structure-to-fall)
“Precision Makes Perfect” Popular Mechanics (February 1951)
van Wyngaarden, Gerald. “We used to make things in this country. #20: The Lufkin Rule Company of Canada, Ltd., Barrie, Ontario” Process is fine, but it’s gone on far too long. April 10, 2013 (http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2013/04/we-used-to-make-things-in-this-country_10.html) [25-07-24]
“Precision Makes Perfect” Popular Mechanics (February 1951)
van Wyngaarden, Gerald. “We used to make things in this country. #20: The Lufkin Rule Company of Canada, Ltd., Barrie, Ontario” Process is fine, but it’s gone on far too long. April 10, 2013 (http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2013/04/we-used-to-make-things-in-this-country_10.html) [25-07-24]
Citation
“Lufkin Rule Co. of Canada,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2272.