Established in 1908, this company was one of several that merged in 1910 to form Canada Machinery Corp., Ltd.. A 1909 catalog shows a full lineup of industrial woodworking machines of up-to-date design.
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Information Sources
- 1909-02-25 Iron Trade Review.
The Hespeler Machinery Co., Ltd., has been incorporated with $100,000 capital and head office at Hespeler, Ont,. the provision directors being Walter G. Chater, William F. Campbell, and M. A. LeCord.
- A 1909 catalog from Hespeler Machinery Co. is available online through archive.org. This catalog is 153 pages.
- Listed in the City of Cambridge Archives as a woodworking machinery manufacturer.
- Sessional papers - Legislature of the Province of Ontario, Volume 8 mentions this company in a "List of Companies Incorporated during the year 1908":
Hespeler Machinery Company, Limited... (Capital) $100,000 / (Head office) Hespeler