Waterous Edmonton

October 20, 2015 1800s, history, industrial by MikeHand

The Winnipeg branch of the Brantford based Waterous Company opened in 1883 to market its products to the rapidly opening Western part of Canada was, by 1929, passed by the growth areas of the country. The action was now further west in the far Prairies and Alberta and it was decided to move their Western
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Leonard steam engine spotlighted

September 30, 2015 1800s, Canada, history, industrial, London Ontario, Museum, ontario by MikeHand

On a recent visit to Edmonton, we took a detour to the small town of Wetaskiwin where I was able to fulfil my long desire to see the Reynolds Alberta museum. The huge pieces of steam equipment lining the drive into the museum were almost worth the visit. But on entering the modern museum building,
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Waterous Edmonton

Leonard steam engine spotlighted