Title
Wagner Electric Manufacturing Co. of Canada Ltd.
Wagner Manufacturing Co. of Canada Ltd.
Type
Company
Brand
Coverage
Toronto, ON
Active From
1918-01-01
Active Until
1942-01-01
Location
347 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, ON (1918)
215 Dundas St. E., Toronto, ON (1923)
72–74 Stafford Street, Toronto, ON (1932, 1941)
179–185 George Street, Toronto, ON (1941)
215 Laird Drive, Toronto, ON (1942)
Product Areas
Electrical
Motors (Electrical)
Activities
Supplying
Importing
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1909 – Charles Cluthe is the Canadian agent of Wagner Electric Co. and US Sangamo. (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years (1949), pg 95)
- 1918 – Company, listed as Wagner Electric Manufacturing Co., is active at 347 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, ON. Alfred Collyer & Co. are representatives of the company. (Might’s Toronto City Directory 1918, 1284)
- 1923, July – Active in Power Building in Montreal and 215 Dundas St. E., Toronto, ON. Supplying alternators, ammeters/voltmeters and motors, advertising “Pow-R-full” motor. (“Pow-R-full”)
- 1932, Jan – “1st of January 1932, Sangamo Co., Ltd. acquired exclusive rights to Wagner Electric Corp.'s motor business in Canada, including the right to operate the business under the Wagner company name.” Manufacture of Wagner “the smaller sizes of Wagner singlephase” electric motors begins in a plant in the old building of the former Lincoln Meters factory at 72–74 Stafford Street, Toronto, ON, which is soon expanded to accommodate this business. (Sangamo A History of Fifty Years, 95–96)
- 1939-1940 – Canadian plant “began production for military requirements. It continued to manufacture a limited quantity of meters, especially for export, but more important was the production of Wagner motors for military and machine tool purposes, pneumatic fittings and gauges for aircraft controls, and radiosondes…” (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years (1949), 115–116)
- 1941 – Active at 179–185 George Street, Toronto, ON, sharing a facility with Sangamo Electric Co. of Canada, and at 72–74 Stafford Street, Toronto, ON. (1941 Toronto City Directory (Vol LXVI): 1464)
- 1941–1942 – Parent company Sangamo moves headquarters from George Street to Leaside, Toronto at 215 Laird Drive. This building features a “landmark” rotating sign. The Wagner motors business also moves at this time, and the name ceases to appear independently from Sangamo in Canada. (“Remembering the Sangamo Company”; Sangamo A History of Fifty Years, 118)
- 1918 – Company, listed as Wagner Electric Manufacturing Co., is active at 347 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, ON. Alfred Collyer & Co. are representatives of the company. (Might’s Toronto City Directory 1918, 1284)
- 1923, July – Active in Power Building in Montreal and 215 Dundas St. E., Toronto, ON. Supplying alternators, ammeters/voltmeters and motors, advertising “Pow-R-full” motor. (“Pow-R-full”)
- 1932, Jan – “1st of January 1932, Sangamo Co., Ltd. acquired exclusive rights to Wagner Electric Corp.'s motor business in Canada, including the right to operate the business under the Wagner company name.” Manufacture of Wagner “the smaller sizes of Wagner singlephase” electric motors begins in a plant in the old building of the former Lincoln Meters factory at 72–74 Stafford Street, Toronto, ON, which is soon expanded to accommodate this business. (Sangamo A History of Fifty Years, 95–96)
- 1939-1940 – Canadian plant “began production for military requirements. It continued to manufacture a limited quantity of meters, especially for export, but more important was the production of Wagner motors for military and machine tool purposes, pneumatic fittings and gauges for aircraft controls, and radiosondes…” (Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years (1949), 115–116)
- 1941 – Active at 179–185 George Street, Toronto, ON, sharing a facility with Sangamo Electric Co. of Canada, and at 72–74 Stafford Street, Toronto, ON. (1941 Toronto City Directory (Vol LXVI): 1464)
- 1941–1942 – Parent company Sangamo moves headquarters from George Street to Leaside, Toronto at 215 Laird Drive. This building features a “landmark” rotating sign. The Wagner motors business also moves at this time, and the name ceases to appear independently from Sangamo in Canada. (“Remembering the Sangamo Company”; Sangamo A History of Fifty Years, 118)
Sources
“Pow-R-full” The Electrical News XXXII No. 13 (July 1923): BC Number 29 (https://ia902209.us.archive.org/23/items/electricalnews1923/electricalnews1923.pdf)
Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years (1949) (https://archive.org/details/sangamohistoryof00lanp/page/n9/mode/2up?view=theater)
Sangamo – A History of Fifty Years (1949) (https://archive.org/details/sangamohistoryof00lanp/page/n9/mode/2up?view=theater)
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