Founded in 1848, this firm made lumber machinery and steam engines. By 1916, Robb engines were being manufactured by International Engineering Works, Ltd., of Amherst.
Information Sources
- 1873 book Nova Scotia, in Its Historical, Mercantile and Industrial Relations, by Duncan Campbell, page 512, in a recitation of manufacturers. "In Amherst there is the well-known foundry of Mr. Robb, admirably managed by Mr. Spence, producing besides stoves, mill and ship castings, all descriptions of hollow ware."
- The Electrical Engineer, 27 Jul 1892, page 93.
The Robb Engineering Co., of Amherst, Nova Scotia, builders of the Robb Armstrong engines and the Robb Mumford boilers, have recently moved into their new plant. The company was founded in 1848 for general work on coal mining and lumber machinery. It has grown until the new works occupy a space devoted to the building of engines alone, which is 100 x 248 feet.
- The 1916-12-28 Canadian Machinery has an ad for Robb engines from International Engineering Works, Ltd.