Aerovox Canada Ltd.

Title

Aerovox Canada Ltd.

Type

Company

Active From

1958-01-01

Active Until

1986-01-01

Location

1551 Barton St. E., Hamilton, ON (1958)
Amherst, NS (1971, 1986)

Product Areas

Electricity
Capacitors
Resistors

Activities

Supplying
Manufacturing

Timeline

- 1956 - Plant active at 1551 Barton St. E., Hamilton, ON. ("Aerovox")

- 1958 – Active at 1551 Barton St. E., Hamilton, ON. Listed with association with M.J. Howard & Co., at 1206 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON. (“1958-59 Components and Equipment Directory – Canadian Manufactures” Canada Electronics Engineering June 1958 (June 1958): 70

- 1972 - The plant in Hamilton, ON is closed and operations moved to Amherst, NS. ("Left Behind")

- 1986 – Aerovox active as Aerovox Inc. (Canada) in Amherst, NS, with contact address given as: P.O. Box 250m Amherst, NS, B4H 2Z2. (“Identification of Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts Containing PCBs”)

Sources

“1958-59 Components and Equipment Directory – Canadian Manufactures” Canada Electronics Engineering June 1958 (June 1958): 70

“Aerovox” Electronics & Communications – Buyer’s Guide (December 1956) (https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/Electronics-and-Communication/Electronics-&-Communications-1956-12.pdf): 111, 173

“Identification of Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts Containing PCBs” Environment Canada, Canada, EPS 2/CC/2 (April 1986): 6 (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/en42-1/En42-1-2-2-eng.pdf)

“Left Behind when Aerovox Canada Ltd.” Toronto Public Library Digital Archive, Toronto Star, 6th August, 1972 (https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/369029/left-behind-when-aerovox-canada-ltd) [26-08-24]

Collection

Tags

Citation

“Aerovox Canada Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 28, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/4509.

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