Sperry Gyroscope Ottawa Ltd.
Title
Sperry Gyroscope Ottawa Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Ottawa, ON
Begin Date
1951-01-01
Active Until
1966-01-01
Location
3 Hamilton Ave., Hintonberg, Ottawa, ON (1955, 1964)
Product Areas
Gyroscopes
Motors
Activities
Supplying
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1951 – “[In] 1951, the Ottawa firm of Ontario Hughes-Owens Company, Ltd., was purchased and joined the corporate family under the name of Sperry Gyroscope Ottawa, Ltd.” (A History of Sperry-Rand)
- 1954 – Active and selling radar test sets alongside Montreal-based sister company Sperry Gyroscope Co. of Canada Ltd. (“New VSWR Test Set”)
- c.1955 – Active at 3 Hamilton Ave., Hintonberg, Ottawa, ON. (HistoryNerd.ca)
- 1964 – Active at 3 Hamilton, Ottawa and also in Montreal. (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory (1964))
- 1966 – “Sperry-Rand Canada Limited was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary [of Sperry-Rand] in 1966.” Amalgamating an international family of companies. (A History of Sperry-Rand.)
- 1954 – Active and selling radar test sets alongside Montreal-based sister company Sperry Gyroscope Co. of Canada Ltd. (“New VSWR Test Set”)
- c.1955 – Active at 3 Hamilton Ave., Hintonberg, Ottawa, ON. (HistoryNerd.ca)
- 1964 – Active at 3 Hamilton, Ottawa and also in Montreal. (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory (1964))
- 1966 – “Sperry-Rand Canada Limited was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary [of Sperry-Rand] in 1966.” Amalgamating an international family of companies. (A History of Sperry-Rand.)
Sources
Sperry Rand. A History of Sperry-Rand Corporation (1967) (https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:wv368zr4169/wv368zr4169.pdf)
Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory (1964): 764.
“New VSWR Test Set” Electronics & Communications July-August 1954: 6
“Thank you for the coffee, Monsieur Dugas. I shall miss it when I leave Casablanca” History Nerd (https://www.historynerd.ca/2015/10/23/thank-you-for-the-coffee-monsieur-dugas-i-shall-miss-it-when-i-leave-casablanca/) [16-10-24]
“Sperry Gyroscope Ottawa Limited” Ottawa Citizen, May 6, 1955: 39
Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory (1964): 764.
“New VSWR Test Set” Electronics & Communications July-August 1954: 6
“Thank you for the coffee, Monsieur Dugas. I shall miss it when I leave Casablanca” History Nerd (https://www.historynerd.ca/2015/10/23/thank-you-for-the-coffee-monsieur-dugas-i-shall-miss-it-when-i-leave-casablanca/) [16-10-24]
“Sperry Gyroscope Ottawa Limited” Ottawa Citizen, May 6, 1955: 39
Citation
“Sperry Gyroscope Ottawa Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8181.