Stanley Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Title
Stanley Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Day Nameplate Co.
Metal Etchers and Manufacturers Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Toronto, ON
Begin Date
1917-01-01
Active Until
Ongoing
Location
4 Morely Ave., Toronto, ON (1921)
4 Woodfield Rd. [formerly Morely Ave.], Toronto, ON (1927)
514 King Street East, Toronto, ON (1929)
1074 Queen St. E., Toronto, ON. (1936)
230 Bartley Drive, North York, Toronto, ON (1989)
230 Bartley Drive, Toronto, ON (2024)
Product Areas
Printing
Etching
Graphics
Activities
Manufacturing
Supplying
Timeline
- 1917 – Founded as the “Day Nameplate Company” (“Celebrating 100+ Years!”)
- 1921 – Active as “Day Nameplate Company” at 4 Morely Ave., Toronto, ON. (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory, 1921)
- 1927 – Active as “Day Nameplate Company” at 4 Woodfield Rd. [formerly Morely Ave.], Toronto, ON. President is Lawrence S. Day. (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory, 1927).
- 1929 – Company is known as Metal Etchers and Manufacturers Limited, and run by Lawrence S. Day and Raymond E. Wakefield. Company located at 514 King Street East, Toronto, ON. (“Toronto Woman Dies”)
- 1931, Nov. – The Stanley Manufacturing Company, of Dayton Ohio, a US paper company, partners with Metal Etchers and Manufacturers Limited [a Canadian company?] and establishes a subsidiary in Toronto, ON. “The new industry will utilize approximately 7,500 square feet of floor space at 514 King Street East, Toronto, ON. (“Companies of Foreign Origin”; “Another New Industry”)
- 1936 – Company is expanding. “Toronto Industrial Commission… announcing the expansion of the Stanley Manufacturing Co. Ltd.” Located at 1074 Queen St. E., Toronto, ON. (“Company Expands”)
- 1940 – Head of the company, Raymond Edgar Wakefield, dies “last October 21st”. could mean 1939; located at 1074 Queen St. E., Toronto, ON. (“R.E. Wakefield”, Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory, 1940)
- 1940, July – Stanley Manufacturing Company receives $59,059 from the Canadian Government Munitions and Supply Department for the production of “aircraft supplies.” (“War Contracts Total $6,214,891 in One Week”)
- 1989 – The company purchases the Ontario Decal Manufacturing facility, located at 230 Bartley Drive, North York (Toronto), ON. (“Stanley Manufacturing Co.”)
- 2024 – Active at 230 Bartley Drive, Toronto, ON. (“Who We Are”)
- 1921 – Active as “Day Nameplate Company” at 4 Morely Ave., Toronto, ON. (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory, 1921)
- 1927 – Active as “Day Nameplate Company” at 4 Woodfield Rd. [formerly Morely Ave.], Toronto, ON. President is Lawrence S. Day. (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory, 1927).
- 1929 – Company is known as Metal Etchers and Manufacturers Limited, and run by Lawrence S. Day and Raymond E. Wakefield. Company located at 514 King Street East, Toronto, ON. (“Toronto Woman Dies”)
- 1931, Nov. – The Stanley Manufacturing Company, of Dayton Ohio, a US paper company, partners with Metal Etchers and Manufacturers Limited [a Canadian company?] and establishes a subsidiary in Toronto, ON. “The new industry will utilize approximately 7,500 square feet of floor space at 514 King Street East, Toronto, ON. (“Companies of Foreign Origin”; “Another New Industry”)
- 1936 – Company is expanding. “Toronto Industrial Commission… announcing the expansion of the Stanley Manufacturing Co. Ltd.” Located at 1074 Queen St. E., Toronto, ON. (“Company Expands”)
- 1940 – Head of the company, Raymond Edgar Wakefield, dies “last October 21st”. could mean 1939; located at 1074 Queen St. E., Toronto, ON. (“R.E. Wakefield”, Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory, 1940)
- 1940, July – Stanley Manufacturing Company receives $59,059 from the Canadian Government Munitions and Supply Department for the production of “aircraft supplies.” (“War Contracts Total $6,214,891 in One Week”)
- 1989 – The company purchases the Ontario Decal Manufacturing facility, located at 230 Bartley Drive, North York (Toronto), ON. (“Stanley Manufacturing Co.”)
- 2024 – Active at 230 Bartley Drive, Toronto, ON. (“Who We Are”)
Sources
“Another New Industry” The Globe, October 28, 1931: 12
“Celebrating 100+ Years!” Stanley Manufacturing Co. (https://www.stanleymfg.com/about-us/careers/) [18-10-24]
“Company Expands” Toronto Daily Star, March 13, 1936: 23.
“Companies of Foreign Origin Establishing in Canada Since August 15, 1930” Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics – Canada, Internal Trade Branch, December 31, 1933. (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/statcan/67-D-50/CS67-D-50-1933-eng.pdf) [20-10-24]
“R.E. Wakefield” Toronto Daily Star, November 26, 1940: 2.
“Stanley Manufacturing Co.” (announcement) Toronto Star, April 19, 1989: B7
Stanley Manufacturing Company Inc. “Who We Are” (http://www.stanleymfg.com/about-us/who-we-are/) [18-10-24] “We supplied automotive, aircraft makers and governments with nameplates, decorative trim, metal gauges (military) and aircraft components such as control panels, and spun metal nose cones and trim for companies like Avro Aviation back in the day.”
“Toronto Woman Dies Husband is Injured In Highway Smash” The Globe, October 3, 1929: 3
“War Contracts Total $6,214,891 in One Week” The Globe and Mail, July 5, 1940: 15
“Celebrating 100+ Years!” Stanley Manufacturing Co. (https://www.stanleymfg.com/about-us/careers/) [18-10-24]
“Company Expands” Toronto Daily Star, March 13, 1936: 23.
“Companies of Foreign Origin Establishing in Canada Since August 15, 1930” Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics – Canada, Internal Trade Branch, December 31, 1933. (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/statcan/67-D-50/CS67-D-50-1933-eng.pdf) [20-10-24]
“R.E. Wakefield” Toronto Daily Star, November 26, 1940: 2.
“Stanley Manufacturing Co.” (announcement) Toronto Star, April 19, 1989: B7
Stanley Manufacturing Company Inc. “Who We Are” (http://www.stanleymfg.com/about-us/who-we-are/) [18-10-24] “We supplied automotive, aircraft makers and governments with nameplates, decorative trim, metal gauges (military) and aircraft components such as control panels, and spun metal nose cones and trim for companies like Avro Aviation back in the day.”
“Toronto Woman Dies Husband is Injured In Highway Smash” The Globe, October 3, 1929: 3
“War Contracts Total $6,214,891 in One Week” The Globe and Mail, July 5, 1940: 15
Citation
“Stanley Manufacturing Co. Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 22, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8184.