James Morrison Brass Mfg, Co. Ltd.

Title

James Morrison Brass Mfg, Co. Ltd.
James Morrison

Example Artifact
Gauge

Type

Company
Individual

Active From

1964-01-01

Location

91-97 Adelaide St., W., Toronto, ON (1895)
276-278 King Street W., Toronto, ON (1964)

Product Areas

Gauges
Valves

Activities

Manufacturing
Supplying

Timeline

- c.1865 – James Morrison founds a company in Toronto, ON. (“Illustrated Catalogue”)

- 1895, Oct – Company is active at 91-97 Adelaide St., W., Toronto, ON., described as the “successors of James Morrison” and implication is that he has only recently ceased being in charge of the company after thirty years. Advertising various valves, gauges. (“Illustrated Catalogue”)

- 1964, Aug. – Active at 276-278 King Street W., Toronto, ON with a Head Office and Plant. Manufacturing “marine valves”, gauges of types: “Pressure, Vacuum, Compound, Altitude, Oxygen, Ammonia, Inspector’s Test, Laboratory Test”, various safety valves, strainers, joints and boiler mountings. President and General Manager is G.R. Gardner. (“Annual Report 1964”)

Sources

The James Morrison Brass Manufacturing Company Limited “Illustrated catalogue and price list of steam gauges…” (https://archive.org/details/illustratedcatal00jameuoft/page/58/mode/2up)

The James Morrison Brass Manufacturing Company Limited “Annual Report 1964” (https://archive.org/details/Jame0387_1964/page/n1/mode/2up)

Collection

Citation

“James Morrison Brass Mfg, Co. Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed December 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2402.

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