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Manufacturers Index - Webb & Gifford

Webb & Gifford
New Westminster, BC; Vancouver, BC, Canada
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History
Last Modified: Jul 20 2014 2:37PM by Jeff_Joslin
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This maker of shingle sawing machines was in business from 1925, and probably earlier. At some point the firm was bought out by Brunette Machine Works, which is now known as Valon Kone Brunette Ltd. (VKB).

Information Sources

  • Mentioned in passing by Planers, Matchers and Molders in America as a company that made planers and/or matchers during the short-lived boom for those machines after WWII.
  • Listed in a 1981 scholarly article, "The shingle sawing machine in British Columbia, 1901 to 1925".
  • A 1954 shingle-planer patent is assigned to Webb-Gifford Ltd. of New Westminster, BC.
  • Thanks to Dino Vinti, who provided information on the connections with Brunette and VKB.