polson iron works limited
bluebell 1906 - 1955 - built by polson iron works limited for toronto ferry co .
built by polson iron works, owen sound and launched july 16, 1890 .
some of the vessels constructed by the polson iron works remain in service today. they include
polson iron works ships built 1909, p. w. d. no 117, keego
it shows ship construction at the polson iron works, near the foot of sherbourne street .
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rawlers under construction for the royal canadian navy at polson iron works limited - 9 april 1917 - toronto, ontario .
first engine: fore and aft compound condensing type steam engine built by polson iron works. propeller driven .
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the polson iron works was an ontario based firm which built large steam engines, and ships, barges and dredges .
trillium 1910 - 1957 - built by polson iron works limited for toronto ferry co. ; re - enter service 1976 with metro parks :
polson iron works was a major builder of steamers in the 1900s. established in toronto in 1883, the iron works went bankrupt after world war i due to lack of tariff protection .
owned by canadian pacific railway. built by canadian pacific railway, nelson b. c. fabricated: polson iron works, toronto .
some of the vessels constructed by the polson iron works remain in service today. they include ss bigwin, ps trillium and mv kwasind .
normanby iron works company, limited, normanby iron works, middlesbrough. telephone: middlesbrough 3666. telegrams: pease, middlesbrough. — specialists in the manufacture of low sulphur and phosporus hematite pig iron and refined cylinder and malleable irons .
some of the vessels constructed by the polson iron works remain in service today. they include ss bigwin, ps trillium and the mv kwasind .
the trillium was built in 1910 at the polson iron works' shipyard, which was located at the foot of sherbourne st. here the aquila, later renamed war hamilton, launches from the polson shipyard in 1919 .
this small tug was built in 1912 by polson iron works as the batchawana for the department of railways and canals. she was eventually acquired by galcon marine limited of toronto, on .
the polson iron works in 1926, on the esplanade, between frederick and princess street, where the bluebell was constructed. toronto public library, r - 4418
screw tug for the rideau canal - acceptance tender polson iron works to build - min. r. and c. [ minister of railways and canals ], 1906 / 10 / 29
founded by william polson (1834–1901) and son franklin bates polson, the firm was incorporated in 1886 and it was one of the original shipyards operating in toronto .
the engines and hull of bonnington, a steamboat that ran on the arrow lakes from 1911 to 1931, were built at the polson iron works, and shipped by rail to british columbia .
building information: built by: the polson iron works, yacht, length, 68 feet, steel frame, beam 10 feet, depth of hold, 3 feet, draft 5 feet .
the engines and hull of the bonnington, a steamboat that ran on the arrow lakes from 1911 to 1931, were built at the polson iron works, and shipped by rail to british columbia .
founded by william polson (1834 - 1901) and son franklin bates polson, the firm was incorporated in 1886 and it was one of the original shipyards operating in toronto .
pease & partners tees foundries, limited, tees iron works, middlesbrough. telephone: : middlesbrough 3664. telegrams: foundries, middlesbrough. — all grades of iron castings up to 15 tons each, paints, chemicals .
polson iron works began operations in 1878 as wm. polson & sons, an engine builder in cobourg, ontario. it moved to toronto in 1883 and was incorporated as polson iron works co. in 1886. the company expanded by building a new shipyard in owen sound in 1888, but this closed in 1893. the operations in toronto continued with the construction of a large number of vessels and even more engines until finally closing in 1919. visit the polson web site here and see the site, which was at the southwest end of the port lands district, from the air on google here .
composite screw tug for the trent canal - acceptance tender of the polson iron works $ 18, 930 - min. r. and c. [ minister of railways and canals ], 1907 / 02 / 15
the polson iron works were established in 1883 by william and f. b. polson, but did not begin shipbuilding until 1889 when on owen sound they constructed for the canadian pacific railroad the steel steamer manitoba. later they built other vessels at owen sound, and in 1894 moved their plant to toronto .
11. the georgian bay port we were looking for was owen sound and the yard was that owned and operated by the polson iron works ltd. of toronto. the three steamers whose identity we were seeking were :
clement’s cornflour was sold in queensland, wade’s in new south wales and brown & polson’s in victoria .
s a & f m cleaning services limited t / a green acres limited .
original building information built by: [ polson iron wks, ltd. toronto, ont. ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1905 ]
smith had the doors from the building’s original coal boiler (polson iron works, toronto) similarly brought up from the basement, restored and hung on one of the walls, where a coffee emporium is set to open this spring .
first engine: type of engine: [ vertical steeple compound ] date built: [ 1892 ] built by: [ polson iron works toronto ] horsepower: [ 18. 13 ] unit horsepower: [ n. h. p. ]
the company ceased operations around 1919 and name lives in polson pier, where the shipyard was once located .
first engine: type of engine: [ fore & aft compound ] number of engines: [ two ] date built: [ 1908 ] built by: [ polson iron works limited toronto ] horsepower: [ 2000. 00 ] unit horsepower: [ i. h. p. ]
polson was a builder of motor yachts for the wealthy in toronto during the late 19th and early 20th centuries .
polson was a builder of motor yachts for the wealthy in toronto during the late 19th and early 20th centuries .
first engine: type of engine: [ high pressure condensing ] number of engines: [ two ] date built: [ 1890 ] built by: [ the polson iron works company, limited, toronto ] horsepower: [ 3000. 00 ] unit horsepower: [ combined ]. 50 x 114
built by polson iron works limited, the $ 75, 000 trillium was an exact replica of her sister ship, the bluebell, built four years earlier. the largest of the four “flower ferries, ” the trillium was named the flower of ontario and had an original passenger capacity of 1450 .
were conservatives – he was impressed by polson, who supported the liberal party. dredges of this type and scale had never been built in canada, and polson had to search the country for suitable suppliers. the launch of the
agden salt works, limited, sales office: amasal ltd. , crown works, stafford. telephone: stafford 2364 / 5. works: lymm, cheshire. — all grades of industrial and household salts .
her story begins in 1910 when “hull number 94” rolled out of polson iron works’ shipyard at the foot of sherbourne st. the family business, started in 1883, built more than 150 watercraft during 36 years on the city’s waterfront, and in owen sound .
original building information: built by: [ polson iron works limited toronto ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1908 ] length: [ 280. 00 ] beam: [ 40. 00 ] gross: [ 1658. 03 ] net: [ 1127. 46 ]
original building information: built by: [ polson iron works limited ] built at: [ toronto ashbridge, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1908 ] length: [ 110. 10 ] beam: [ 30. 10 ] gross: [ 411. 55 ] net: [ 306. 43 ]
original building information built by: [ polson iron works, limited, toronto. ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1914 ] length: [ 170. 00 ] beam: [ 42. 10 ] gross: [ 1206. 54 ] net: [ 910. 56 ]
cobourg world, november 1, 1907
death of mr. f. b. polson: the death occured at his residence in toronto on monday of mr franklin bates polson, president of the polson iron works, limited. deceased was a son of william polson and was born at port hope in 1858. mr. franklin bates polson was educated at the cobourg collegiate institue, and after completing his studes he entered the engineering profession to which he served a lengthy apprenticeship. in the service first of the cobourg & perboro railway and mining company and subsequently with the peterboro railway & mining company, the hyslop & ronald company, chatham, and the stearns manufacturing company of erie, pennsylvania, he passed through various stages of the engineering profession and gained an experience which at the end of ten years fitted him for the position of mechanical superintendent of the victoria railway at lindsay. this position he resigned in 1883 to found, with his father, the polson iron works, which under his direction developed into one of the most important shipbuilding and engineering concerns in canada .
norrington, hingston & company, limited. see h. & t. proctor, limited .
original building information: built by: [ the polson iron works co. limited toronto ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1906 ] length: [ 90. 50 ] beam: [ 30. 50 ] gross: [ 278. 53 ] net: [ 233. 53 ]
colvilles, limited, clyde iron works, tollcross, glasgow. telephone: shettleston 1795. telegrams: colvillett, glasgow. goods station: rutherglen. — basic pig iron molten and machine cast for steel works use; crude tar; sulphate of ammonia; s. a. benzole; toluole, xylol; crude naphthalene; screened domestic coke; coumarone resin .
it was decided soon after that larger capacity ferries were needed to carry the increasingly large crowds that were going to the island during the long and busy summer season. this prompted the company to commission the polson iron works limited of toronto, then located at the foot of sherbourne street, to construct two new and larger craft .
first engine type of engine: [ fore & aft compound ] number of engines: [ one ] date built: [ 1914 ] built by: [ polson iron works ltd. , toronto ] horsepower: [ 19. 40 ] unit horsepower: [ n. h. p. ]
thanks iverson. a 3 - view drawing of the m. f. p. model c accompanied c. w. thomas' 1959 aircraft article' the polson iron works biplane: a very rare bird indeed'. alas, i cannot scan it (thank you microsoft !) .
in the midst of these difficulties, in 1893, the works had been reorganized, with franklin polson and j. b. miller purchasing the assets of its corporate predecessor. though miller was registered as sole owner of the company in 1899, polson maintained a dominant role in its affairs; by 1901 he had again become a partner. in 1905 the works would survive yet another reorganization .
iron and steel vessels. - - the propeller onoko, built at the globe works, cleveland, in 1882, is usually regarded as the prototype of the modern steel propeller. previous to that time, however, there had been a number of iron vessels constructed .
original building information: built by: [ polson iron works lt ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1902 ] length: [ 107. 75 ] beam: [ 36. 80 ] gross: [ 669. 64 ] net: [ 570. 49 ]
poole, g. h. , & son (bootle) limited. see borax and chemicals limited .
the polson iron works was an ontario based firm which built large steam engines, and ships, barges and dredges. founded by william polson (1834 - 1901) and son franklin bates polson, the firm was incorporated in 1886 and it was one of the original shipyards operating in toronto. in 1888 favourable land grants prompted the company to move to owen sound, which was then an important port for canadian pacific' s steamships. the firm eventually returned to toronto in 1897 when owen sound' s town council did not renew the firm' s exemption from property taxes .
original building information: built by: [ the polson iron works company limited owen sound ] built at: [ owen sound, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1890 ] length: [ 297. 00 ] beam: [ 41. 30 ] depth: [ 14. 90 ] gross: [ 1615. 40 ] net: [ 1017. 76 ]
first engine type of engine: [ fore & aft compound ] number of engines: [ one ] date built: [ 1914 ] built by: [ polson iron works co. ltd. , toronto, ontario ] horsepower: [ 19. 40 ] unit horsepower: [ n. h. p. ]
original building information built by: [ polson iron works ltd. , toronto ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1914 ] length: [ 122. 00 ] beam: [ 21. 56 ] gross: [ 267. 80 ] net: [ 128. 67 ]
original building information built by: [ polson iron works ltd. , toronto ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1914 ] length: [ 108. 00 ] beam: [ 28. 00 ] gross: [ 241. 23 ] net: [ 241. 23 ]
first engine type of engine: [ fore & aft compound ] number of engines: [ one ] date built: [ 1914 ] built by: [ polson iron works co. ltd. , toronto, ont. ] horsepower: [ 19. 40 ] unit horsepower: [ n. h. p. ]
trenmans hortico, limited. address as for trenmans, limited, above. — insecticides, fertilisers, etc .
wooden screw ferry with engines by polson iron works and built by clark limited. named for tom (t. j .) clark, co - operator of wooden screw ferry that began service in 1890. operator as ferry from 1911 to 1927; sold to city of toronto and operator by the ttc. decommissioned 1959 and sold to toronto drydock company ltd, scrapped by 1961
brown and polson, limited, royal starch works, paisley, renfrew. telephone: thornly park 2232. telegrams: royal, paisley. passenger station: paisley, gilmour street, mile. goods station: paisley, st. james, mile. — maize starches .
original building information: built by: [ polson iron wks. limited toronto ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1905 ] length: [ 63. 00 ] beam: [ 10. 60 ] gross: [ 23. 14 ] net: [ 15. 74 ]
in july, 1886, the globe iron works became incorporated under the title of the globe iron works company with a capital stock of $ 500, 000, and at the same time absorbed the globe shipbuilding company. since the organization of this company its facilities have been more than quadrupled, so that it now stands second to but one firm in this country .
original building information built by: [ polson iron works ltd. , toronto, ont. ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1914 ] length: [ 108. 00 ] beam: [ 28. 00 ] gross: [ 241. 23 ] net: [ 241. 23 ]
original building information built by: [ polson iron works ltd. , toronto, ont. ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1914 ] length: [ 108. 00 ] beam: [ 28. 00 ] gross: [ 241. 23 ] net: [ 241. 23 ]
of the various vessels that served as steamers linking prince edward island and the mainland on the route between charlottetown and pictou one of the most unusual was the dominion government steamer constance. the constance was built in 1891 at the polson iron works in owen sound ontario and was probably named for the grand - daughter the shipyard owner .
, molson revised his assessment and states that polson iron works built alternative wing and tail sets to model c standard. [ 8 ] these replacement panels were shipped to hempstead plains aerodrome in order that the m. f. p. b - 2 prototype could be converted into a m. f. p. model c .
ashworth, son & co. , ltd. , midland iron works, dewsbury. t. a. :
weigh, dewsbury .
manufactures. — weighbridges and weighing machines .
original building information built by: [ polson iron works, ltd. , toronto, ont. ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1914 ] length: [ 122. 00 ] beam: [ 21. 56 ] gross: [ 267. 80 ] net: [ 128. 67 ]
original building information built by: [ polson iron works, ltd. , toronto, ont. ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1914 ] length: [ 144. 00 ] beam: [ 31. 00 ] gross: [ 434. 28 ] net: [ 434. 28 ]
original building information built by: [ polson iron works co. ltd. , toronto, ont. ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1914 ] length: [ 122. 00 ] beam: [ 21. 56 ] gross: [ 267. 80 ] net: [ 128. 67 ]
in 1914, toronto had one shipyard in operation; in 1918, it had three. the initial wartime products of the polson iron works, established in 1883 at the foot of sherbourne street, were shells and shrapnel. later it built trawlers for the royal canadian navy; then it moved on to steel freighters commissioned by the imb .
thompson, alfred j. , limited. sales office: amasal ltd, crown works, stafford. telephone: stafford 2364 / 5. works: northwich, cheshire. — all grades of industrial and household salt .
i8 the canada lumberman. september, 1887. wm polson, pres. and gen. mgr. dm j. f. macicijem, vice - pres .
contracts for two more steel vessels followed. the ontario, a car ferry built for the cpr’s run from windsor to detroit, used engines and boilers from the polsons’ toronto shop. the seguin was a barge commissioned by the parry sound lumber company, whose president, john bellamy miller, had become a major shareholder in the polson iron works in 1888 and a director two years later. f. b. polson showed a reciprocal interest in the burgeoning lumber trade by assuming part - ownership of the seguin and becoming vice - president of the parry sound navigation company limited in 1890 .
owned by (mills list): d. h. lyon, to canadian pacific car & passenger transfer co. 1929; to j. j. porter & sons 1931. built by polson iron works, toronto and launched 07 / 12 / 07. engine originally 22x30 by builder; soon compounded to 22 - 44x30. converted to 2 drill scows 1932 .
hall, william (battersea) limited, britannia works, 277 york road, battersea, london, telephone: battersea 0096. — lead .
beck, james a. , & son, limited, belfast chemical works, dalton street, ballymacarrett, belfast. telephone: belfast 57241. telegrams: beck, belfast. passenger and goods station: belfast, close to works. — sulphuric and muriatic acids, salt cake, glauber salts, muriate of tin, nitrate of iron, etc. agents for the british dyewood company, limited, q. v .
among the canadian shipbuilders may be mentioned the hamilton bridge company, of hamilton, ont. , the bertram engine works company and the polson iron works, of toronto - - all builders of steel vessels; the collingwood dry dock company, of collingwood; a. w. hepburn, of picton, ont. ; montreal transportation company, of kingston, ont. ; john simpson, of owen sound, ont. ; and melancthon simpson, of toronto .
in 1916 polson iron works was involved in the production of the m. f. p tractor biplane for mfp company owned by j. b. miller, walter l. fairchild and walter h. phipps. the plane was designed by walter h. phipps, owner of steel constructed aeroplanes co of new york. fairchild was a monoplane pioneer from hempstead plains, new york .
cobourg world, january 11, 1901
mr. wm. polson, superintendent of polson iron works and well known here, passed away on monday night at his late residence in toronto after a brief illness. in his death toronto loses one of its most prominent business men. he was 67 years of age and was born in montreal, where he spent his early days. mr. polson was mechanical superintendent of the cobourg, peterboro and marmora railway with headquarters at cobourg. in 1883 he moved to toronto. he was a past master of st. john' s lodge, a. f. and a. m. of this town. besides a widow, who is a sister of rev. a. j. broughall, he leaves one son, mr. frank b. polson, manager of the works, and one daughter, mrs. c. j. townsend. the funeral took place on wednesday to st. james cemetery, toronto .
hinshelwood, thos. , & company, limited, oil, colour paint and varnish works, glenpark street, glasgow, e. 1. telephone: bridgeton 2212. telegrams: taxin, glasgow. goods station: camlachie, 300 yards. — nitrate of iron, chemical colours .
the bluebell was built at the polson iron works, located on the esplanade between frederick and princess streets. constructed in 1906, the ferry was a double - decked, double - ended vessel that accommodated 1450 passengers. it was the largest in the fleet of eight toronto island ferries owned by the toronto ferry company. two enormous side paddles propelled it forward, powered by steam generated by its coal furnaces .
goodwin tidswell, limited, atlas works, carnarvon street, manchester, 3. telephone: blackfrairs 1346. telegrams: tastells, manchester. — flavouring essences .
patent borax company, limited, californian works, albion street, tipton, staffordshire. telephone: tipton 1063. telegrams: borax, tipton. water facilities: canal dock into works. — borax, and borax preparations. see also soap section .
original building information built by: [ polson iron wks. ltd. , toronto, ont ] built at: [ toronto, ontario, canada ] date built: [ 1914 ] length: [ 144. 00 ] beam: [ 31. 00 ] gross: [ 434. 28 ] net: [ 434. 28 ]
alumina company, the, limited, iron bridge chemical works, widnes, lancashire (telephone: widnes 2275) and ditton road works, widnes (telephone: widnes 2891). telegrams: alumina widnes. passenger station: widnes, mile. goods station: own siding, widnes. water facilities: widnes and st. helens canal. — aluminium sulphate of all grades; sulphate of alumina .
hope, alex. , junior & company, limited, anchor chemical works, provanmill, glasgow, n. telephone: provanmill 4343. telegrams: alexope, glasgow. — arsenic pentoxide, arsenates and arsenites of soda and zinc, nitrates of iron and zinc, copperas, sulphuric, nitric and hydrochloric adds .
polson, dominion and a third company, the toronto shipbuilding company, built 24 st. lawrence canal - size vessels between 1917 and 1920 — nearly one - third of the imb’s ships .
boome, george f. , & son, limited, star chemical works, watts grove, london, e. 3. telephone: east 2264. — nitric, nitrous, and dipping hydrochloric, sulphuric, and phosphoric acids, iron perchloride, liquid and solid, accumulator acids, all strengths; distilled water .
scales, w. t. , & sons, limited, cleveland works, birkenhead. telephone: birkenhead 2476. telegrams: copperas, telephone, birkenhead. water facilities: birkenhead docks. — sulphate of alumina, green copperas, sulphate of iron, precipitated carbonate of lime, machine - made barrels for chemicals .
saville, marvel & company, limited, port street works, manchester. telephone: central 4374 telegrams: vermilion, manchester. — chemical colours, dyes and paints .
whitaker & company (kendal) limited, colour works, kendal, westmorland. telephone: kendal 214. passenger and goods station: kendal, mile. — dyes .
carless, capel & leonard, limited, hope chemical works, hackney wick, london, e. 9. telephone: amherst 5500. telegrams: carless, hackney wick, london. also pharos oil works and lea chemical works, hackney wick, and st. clement' s wharf, bow. water facilities by canal. — petroleum and naphtha distillers .
~ = ~ i ~ ic ~ - ~; ai ~ ~ ~ il ~ 9ib ~ ab ~ l ~ a ~ s ~ f ~ wgs ~ rr ~ h4141 & ~ c ~ i ~ l ~ ci i. e. bollos iron corner fourth and porter streets. and wire work s both' phones 107. dotroit, migb. iron fencing, entrance gates, cemetery fences, etc. wire office railings. jail eells. iron shutters, fire escapes and ladders. all wrought iron. - - ~ iron vases, settees, grills, elevator enclosures, etc. chairs, etc. ininou i wl you are in need of anything in our line it will pay you to see or write us before placing your order, fti
shackleton, john (chemicals), limited, brookfield chemical works, tamworth street, openshaw, manchester. telephone: east 0054. telegrams: higher, openshaw. passenger and goods station: openshaw, mile. — acetic acid, acetate of lime, grey and brown iron liquors, pumice, french chalks and charcoal .
dublin and wicklow manure company, limited, 22 molesworth street, dublin. telephone: dublin 61171. telegrams: dubwick, dublin. works: chemical works, the murrough, wicklow (telephone: wicklow 5). — artificial manures, sulphuric acid, battery acids .
crean, james & son (1936) limited, phoenix works, 140 - 9 north king street, dublin. telephone: dublin 76175. telegrams: crean, dublin .
prografica (b. a. p) operations (new zealand) limited .
brotherton & company, limited. see associated chemical companies (sales) ltd .
carbon dioxide company, the. see the distillers company limited — chemical division .
stuart turnbull & company (camlachie), limited. see turnbull, stuart .
davis products, limited, 300 goswell road, london, e. c. 1. telephone: terminus 2828. works: whitchurch, hampshire (telephone: whitchurch 104. passenger and goods station: whitchurch, adjoining works). — glycerine. see also soap section .
cowan brothers (stratford) limited, magnet works, barbers road, stratford, london, e. 15. telephone: maryland 3311. — pigment colours, lakes, dyes .
“in today’s world of dollars and cents, her math did not add up, ” says potts. quite expensive to run and quite expensive to maintain, wanda iii remains an anachronism in today’s world. a symbol of canada’s wealthiest merchant family and a symbol of an era, and a shining example of canada’s shipbuilding history and polson iron works workmanship, it’s important that she be preserved if only for future generations to understand what yachts of this stature were like. ”
dawsons ammonia distillers, limited, dock ammonia works, ashton marsh, preston, lancashire. telephone: preston 86125. passenger and goods station: preston. — ammonia, all strengths .
morgan mooney & company, limited, chemical works, rogerson' s quay, dublin. telephone: dublin 61171. telegrams: mooney, dublin. — chemical manures, sulphuric acid .
robinson, h. f. , & company, culcheth chemical works, newton heath, manchester, 10. proprietors: robinson (newton heath), limited. telephone: failsworth 1071. telegrams: ortho, manchester. passenger stations: dean lane or clayton bridge, mile. goods station: dean lane. — acetates of tin, zinc, alumina; acetate of chrome, liquid and crystal; chrome alum and liquors for tanning; iron alum; sulphocyanides alumina and iron; mordants; finishing specialities, etc .
f. b. polson’s name is most closely associated with the many ships built under his care. although his yards were kept employed chiefly by the construction of functional vessels, they also turned out a number of steam yachts whose fine lines commanded respect. supported by a steady trade in boilers and engines for an expanding economy, polson’s pioneering efforts in the canadian steel shipbuilding industry were a significant contribution to the country’s maritime heritage .
british chrome & chemicals, limited. see associated chemical companies (sales) ltd .
watson, joseph, & sons, limited, whitehall soap works, leeds, 1. telephone: leeds 20484. telegrams: watson, leeds. — detergents. see also soap section .
depending upon source, the powerplant for the polson - built m. f. p. b - 2 is described as a 125 hp or 130 hp hall - scott 6 - cylinder inline. [ 3 ] in
first engine: type of engine: [ fore & aft compound ] number of engines: [ one ] date built: [ 1907 ] built by: [ polson iron work' s lt. toronto ] horsepower: [ 7. 30 [ n ] 75. 00 [ i ] ] unit horsepower: [ n. h. p. & i. h. p. ]
in a corner of the lobby sits an iron safe that was hauled up from the basement and restored, with “j & j taylor safe works co. ” repainted on its front to match the style of a similar safe at another smith property, the gooderham flatiron building .
winford red, limited, littleton mills, winford, near bristol. telephone: chew magna, 3. telegrams: winford, chew magna 3. london agents: zach cartwright, limited, 62 crutched friars, london, e. c. 3. (telephone: london royal 3808). — natural red iron oxides and yellow ochres .
amasal limited. provincial salt sales office: crown works, stafford. telephone: stafford 2364 / 5. subsidiary companies: stafford salt and alkali co. ltd. , agden salt works ltd. , alfred j. thompson ltd. , george hamlett & sons ltd. works: stafford, northwich, lymm. depot: southampton. — all grades of industrial and household salt; shaka brand table salt .
the first engineer of the globe ship building company was norrnan wheeler, inventor of the direct acting steam pump. when mr. wheeler left the company, j. f. pankhurst took his place. in 1890 mr. wallace, mr. coffinberry and mr. cowle disposed of their interest in the globe iron works, and a reorganization took place. the new formation left at the globe iron works, as officers, h. m. hanna, president; john f. pankhurst, vice - president and general manager; luther allen, secretary and treasurer .
battle, hayward & bower, limited, victoria chemical works, lincoln. telephone: lincoln, 20612. telegrams: shears, lincoln. — sheep dips, disinfectants, weed killers, horticultural dusts .
bulmer, crouchley & company, limited, hope chemical works, templar street, leeds. telephone: leeds 23817. telegrams: bulmer, leeds. — aniline dyes, dyers and tanners' extracts .
birch, w. singleton, & sons, limited, 251 dialstone lane, stockport, cheshire. telephone: stepping hill 3415. works: melton ross whiting works, barnetby, lincolnshire (telephone: kirmington 215. passenger station: barnetby, 3 miles. goods station: works siding). — whiting (lump and powdered), paris white, ground chalk, chalkstone (as quarried, screened, or graded) .
the airplane built by at polson iron works in 1915 - 1916 was the large - span m. f. p. model b. why this type was designated m. f. p. b - 2 is unknown. that' - 2' suffix may refer to the prototype model b being fitted with dual controls (of deperdussin type)... although this numeral suffix is not seen applied to other 2 - seat m. f. p. types which were also offered with optional dual - controls .
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engine builds
pages list the ships whose registration shows that polson engines were used. there is a separate page for each year. the menu on the left lets you click to select a page for a particular year .
manger, j. , & son, limited, kingsland, london, e. 8. telephone: clissold 8521. telegrams: quicicstryp, hack, london. works: marina works, b. r. depot, kingsland (telephone and telegrams as above) and victoria soda works, rosebank road, old ford, london, e. 3 (telephone: advance 2603). — salt in all grades and packing, soda crystals, packed caustic soda, chloride of lime, silicate of soda, cleaning powders, cleaning liquids, and waterglass. see also manger' s salt works, limited (below) and soap section .
gas purification, limited, palmerston house, 9 ormond close, boswell street, london, w. c. 1. telephone: chancery 8953. telegrams: purification westcent, london. — oxide of iron for gas purification, spent oxide for sulphuric acid making, etc .
fisons limited and fisons pest control limited, edinburgh office, harvest house, 49 north castle street, edinburgh. telephone: edinburgh 34344) for other particulars see england and wales section .
durham chemicals, limited. dublin agents: corcoran & company limited, 17 - 22 parkgate street, dublin. telephone: dublin 78163. for other particulars see england and wales section .
polson, franklin bates, engineer and manufacturer; b. 10 feb. 1858 in port hope, upper canada, son of william polson (1834–1901) and anna —; m. first 31 dec. 1880 emma a. wood (d. 1886) in cobourg, ont. , and they had a daughter; m. secondly 20 march 1901 bessie stephen thompson, and they had a daughter and three sons; d. 28 oct. 1907 in toronto .
the family was forced to sell the john doty engine works to their creditors, bertram & co. an announcement in the globe stated that bertram would carry on business under the good name of the
doty engine works .
[ 8 ] the facility operated until 1905 under george and john bertram as the bertram engine works. [ 9 ]
hull chemical works, limited, coronet works, kirkby street, hull, yorkshire. telephone: central 33645. telegrams: alpine, hull. passenger station: paragon, 1 mile. goods station: stepney. — kilcrobe disinfectants, sheep dip, insecticides, weed killer, lysol, etc. see also soap section .
the mainstays of the company during these lean years were engines and boilers, but by the end of the decade it had returned to shipbuilding, turning out at least two or three vessels each year. polson and others lobbied the federal government almost annually for a bounty on canadian - built tonnage, to counteract the cheaper iron, coal, labour, and capital available to british shipbuilders, but prime minister sir wilfrid laurier * refused to act. in 1903, accompanied by john joseph long of the collingwood shipbuilding company and other manufacturers, polson visited ottawa to request financial support instead for the construction of dry docks. such subsidization would be legislated in 1910 .
l2s detroit [ jew ] directory. phoenix iron works the, fences and jail cells, etc, 68 to 72 champlain. det tel 3342. rohns albert & co, 193 - 195 cass. both tel 1758. iron works mnfrs. detroit malleable co, malleable castings, 833 river. gaylord iron co, foot of iron. jarvis w f & co, 49 newberry bldg. michigan malleable iron co, 804 union trust bldig. peninsular iron co, east end. rohns albert & co, 193 - 195 cass. both tel 1758. superior charcoal iron co, 925 chamber of commerce. ironing board mnfrs. williams h r, 347 mich av. jewelers - wholesale. , drexel f a, 83 woodward av. goldstone edward, 28 miami av. harris e & co, 9 whitney opera house blk. koester h & co, 106 woodward av. kunz & shuttleworth, 83 woodward av. noack & gorenflo (successors to the eugene deimel co), 157 jefferson av. petz francis x, 22 monroe av. ireno j s, i lamed w. rosenberg e h, 29 monroe av and farmer, valpey bldg. schwegler john h, 69 woodward av. selling j a, 411 hammond bldg. sorensen peter, 95 woodward av. spegel jno s co, 95 woodward av. steere horace w, h j luths mngr, 68 woodward av. jewelers' supplies. koester h & co, 106 woodward av. noack & gorenflo (material and findings), 157 jefferson av .
kenworthy & co. (rochdale) limited, ramsay works, rochdale, lancashire. telephone: rochdale 2224. telegrams: kenco, rochdale. passenger and goods station: rochdale. — boiler feed water specialists .
mountain, w. a. c. , limited, gee cross works, hyde, cheshire. telephone: hyde 2800. goods station: woodley, miles. — rice starch. see also soap section .
webb, edward, & sons (stourbridge), limited, wordsley, stourbridge, worcestershire. telephone: brierley hill 78001. works: saltney, chester (telephone: chester 26334) — manures and fertilisers .
hopol, limited, zan works, wheelock, sandbach, cheshire. telephone: sandbach 302. telegrams: hovey, 302 sandbach. passenger and goods station: sandbach, miles. — hopol powder for manufacture of metal polish, fine silicas, chalks, formaldehyde, disinfectant fluid. see also zan limited .
the united states iron propeller jefferson was launched early in 1844 at oswego. the material for her construction was prepared at pittsburg, whence the iron was conveyed to oswego, ready for fitting together. the jefferson was 360 tons burden, and pierced for 26 guns, but carried only one gun amidships. her engine was one of the ericsson model of 120 - horse power .
fisons pest control, limited, c / o agents denis coakley & company limited, lower kevin street, dublin. telephone: dublin 52133. for other particulars see england and wales section .
leather' s chemical company, limited, north brook vitriol works, bradford, 2. telephone: bradford 23323. telegrams: acid, bradford. passenger and goods station: bradford, mile. — sulphuric acid .
jarvie, william, limited, eclipse chemical works, coatbridge, lanarkshire. telephone: coatbridge 221. passenger and goods station: coatbridge, mile. — pure hydrochloric, nitric and sulphuric acids, acids for analysis .
cobourg star, november 1, 1907
the rather sudden death of franklin b. polson, president of the polson iron works of toronto, occurred on monday about noon at his home in that city. he (was ?) at his office on saturday, and his illness, acute indigestion, lasted only two days. the deceased was born at port hope feb. 10th, 1858, and was consequently in his 50th year. when young he came to cobourg, and received his education at the cobourg collegiate institute, and entered the engineering profession, and served a lengthy apprenticeship. he was first engaged in the service of the cobourg and peterboro railway and mining co. , and afterwards with the peterboro railway and mining co. , and with other railway and manufacturing concerns. in 1883 he with his father founded the polson iron works. he was first married to a daughter of the late dr. h. t. wood of this town, and later to a miss thompson * of toronto, who survives him with five * * children. he was an enthusiastic yachtsman, a member of the canadian society of civil engineers, the engineers club of new york, and many other clubs. his funeral took place in toronto on wednesday, and was largely attended .
* the correct spelling is thomson. * * four children, not five
vigilant island (54˚20' 00
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prince rupert hbr, n of kaien i). named by the hydrographic service in 1908 after the fisheries protection vessel vigilant, built by the polson iron works co of toronto ltd in 1903–4 and employed on the great lks by the federal government. the 54 - m vigilant is regarded as the first modern armed vessel constructed in canada: a fast, all - steel gunboat that could also be used for defensive patrols in wartime. it was converted to a coal barge in 1935... .
boby, r. & g. , brothers and chapman, limited, station works, bury st. edmunds, suffolk. telephone: bury st. edmunds 114. telegrams: virtus, bury st. edmunds. passenger and goods station: bury st. edmunds, adjoining works. — finings, brewers' chemicals, copper clarifier .
the affairs of his own company, however, kept polson quite occupied. a mechanical and marine engineer who could also serve as a naval architect, he took a direct interest in the construction of each vessel. he secured orders for steam yachts in “steel, iron, composite or wood, ” as well as contracts to build steel - and wooden - hulled fishery cruisers for the federal department of marine and fisheries. this work kept the shipyard operating through 1891, by which time f. b. polson had assumed the position of managing director, but the firm was soon caught up in the industry’s temporary decline. in spite of a massive recapitalization in 1888 and a voluntary liquidation in 1889, it was unable to honour its obligations regarding dredging and improvements to the dry dock at owen sound. in 1895 the town council refused to extend the period of tax exemption and two years later the polson plant was moved back to toronto .
the steady advancement of the business led to its incorporation on 23 oct. 1886 as the polson iron works company of toronto limited, with william as president and franklin as secretary - treasurer. much capital was invested in making it the country’s best - equipped boiler and engine works. the most significant expansion of its trade occurred in 1888, when, in a successful bid to bring the firm’s shipbuilding operations to lake huron, the town of owen sound offered it a grant of land, an adjacent channel dredged at municipal expense, and exemption from property taxes for ten years. a by - law passed later in the year granted the firm $ 15, 000 to acquire and expand an existing dry dock. the canadian pacific railway had already selected owen sound as a terminus for its steamships. when it decided to replace the recently lost algoma, the polson works was well placed to tender for the contract, which it secured. the launch on 4 may 1889 of the manitoba, the first canadian - built, all - steel passenger vessel, seemed to confirm the polsons’ conviction that the days of wooden shipbuilding in canada were at an end .
these are the ships built by polson iron works in this year. the sources of information for each ship (national archives of canada, n. a. c. , mills list, etc .), are listed, along with other information, specifications, engine information and links to a ship' s' story,' if we have it. if you know anything that we don' t, please get in touch. we would love to hear from you. use the menu on the left to see what ships were built in each year .
burts & harvey, limited, eling house, eling lane, totton, southampton. telephone: totton 2444. works: spring hill, southampton. — coumarone indene resin, fumaric acid, succinic acid, malic acid .
ciba laboratories limited, horsham, sussex. telephone: horsham 4321. telegrams: cibalabs, horsham. chemical works: pyewipe, grimsby (telephone: grimsby 55221. telegrams: cibalabs, grimsby). — medical specialities .
gorton, edward, limited, paddington works, near warrington, lancashire. telephone: warrington 34631. telegrams: gorton, paddington, warrington. passenger and goods station: warrington, 2 miles. — gelatine, glue .
hirst brooke goodalls, limited, sheepscar works, leeds. telephone: leeds 32561. telegrams: hirst, leeds telex 55 - 165. passenger and goods station: leeds. — pharmaceutical chemicals, compounded drugs, drysalteries .
laporte titanium, limited, luton and london addresses as for laporte chemicals. also at battery works, stallingborough, lincolnshire (telephone: immingham 581. — titanium oxide, titanium pigment, ferrous sulphate, organic titanium compounds .
malton farmers' manure and trading company, limited, 31 wheelgate, malton, yorkshire. telephone: malton 133. telegrams: ceres, malton. passenger and goods station: malton, near works. — artificial manures .
c. s. boone - president of the c. s. boone dredging and construction company limited
british dyewood company, limited, 1 brazennose street, manchester. see scottish section, page 122 .
harrison, clark, limited, 391 dickenson road, longsight, manchester, 13. telephone: rusholme 2955. telegrams: klarkarry, manchester. passenger and goods station: longsight. — copperas (iron sulphate) copper sulphate, crystals and powder, charcoal wood, all grades, leads, dry and in oil, white and red, also litharge; naphthalene, all grades; mercury; zinc chloride and oxide, precipitated chalk, carbonate of potash, epsom salts, whiting, iron powder .
sheffield chemical company, limited, washford road, attercliffe, sheffield, 9. telephone: sheffield 41375. telegrams: vitriol, sheffield, 9. passenger station: sheffield. goods station: attercliffe. — sulphuric, nitric and hydrochloric acids, pure liquid ammonia, oxide of iron for gas purification .
acceptance of tender of the island tug co. [ company ] limited, for tug service for the dredges montague and prince edward - min. p. w. [ minister of public works ], 1906 / 08 / 28
bell, henry, & sons, limited, tyne green manure works, hexham, northumberland. telephone: hexham 992. telegrams: bells, hexham. passenger and goods station: hexham, 1 mile. — chemical manures .
county chemical company, limited, chemico works, stratford road, shirley, solihull, wars. telephone: shirley 2294. telegrams: chemico, birmingham. — hand and household cleansers, disinfectant, and fertilisers in tablet form .
garthwaite brothers, limited, boothroyd chemical works, dewsbury, yorkshire. telephone: dewsbury 164. telegrams: garthwaite brothers, dewsbury. passenger and goods station: dewsbury, 1 mile. — dyers' chemicals, solvent soaps .
east london saltpetre works, limited, 8 woodcroft, winchmore hill, london, n. 21. telephone: palmcrs green 5772. sole agents: courtin & warner limited, lewes, sussex. (telephone: lewes 1864). — brandram' s b. b. brand refined saltpetre (crystals, granulated or powdered) .
soaps and detergents limited (formerly wm. taylor & company (edinburgh) limited), broughton soap works, bonnington road lane, edinburgh, 6. telephone: leith 39355. telegrams: taylor, edinburgh. passenger station: waverley. goods stations: leith or leith walk. — for other particulars see england and wales section .
armfield, joseph j. & co. , ltd. , mechanical engineers, manufacturing and contracting millwrights and iron founders, vale of avon iron works, ringwood, hants. t. a :
armfield, ringwood .
t. n. : ringwood 3. established 1854. founded as millwrights and engineers by wm. munden; taken over by joseph john armfield in 1872. employees: 150. specialities. —water turbines, flour and corn mill machinery, crushing and grinding machinery sifting machinery, high - class transmission machinery .
in late march 1916, the m. f. p. b - 2 was rolled out of a shed at polson iron works west of the sherbourne street dock in toronto. on 26 march 1916, the prototype m. f. p. b - 2 was flown off the ice of toronto bay by american test pilot, john guy gilpatric. [ 5 ] the prototype was then shipped south to hempstead plains aerodrome on long island in new york. through the summer of 1916, gilpatric continued with demonstration flights while m. f. p. aero sales promoted the model b .
midland acid company, the, limited, pye bridge, derby. telephone: leabrooks 19. telegrams: acid, pye bridge. passenger and goods station: pye bridge, mile. — sulphuric acid, b. o. v. burnt spent oxide of iron, new prepared oxide for gas purification .
clough' s, john, successors, limited, westhulme chemical works, featherstall road north, oldham. telephone: main 4341. passenger and goods station: oldham, mile. — boiler composition, oils, greases, etc .
harris, philip, limited, 144 - 146 edmund street, birmingham. telephone: central 4211. telegrams: science, birmingham. passenger station: snow hill, close to works. — laboratory requisites and pure reagents for analysis .
hart & partington, limited, cardigan works, ainsworth road, radcliffe, near manchester. telephone: radcliffe 2075. passenger and goods station: radcliffe, 1 mile. — oleine oil, turkey red oils, softenings, etc .
irish gelatines limited, the gelatine works, dungarvan, co. waterford. telephone: dungarvan 61. telegrams: gelatines, dungarvan. passenger and goods station: dungarvan, miles. — edible and technical gelatines, glues, tallows .
british gelatine works limited, luton, bedfordshire. telephone: luton 96. telegrams: gelatinous, luton. passenger and goods station: luton, 1 mile. representatives: c. simeons & company, limited, 149 new bedford road, luton, beds. (telephone: luton 3113). — photographic, technical and edible gelatines .
cory, horace, & company, limited, hatcham manor works, london, s. e. 15. telephone: new cross 3417. telegrams: tustin, peck, london. — lake and pigment colours, pulp and dry .
law, james, chemicals, limited, crossley street works, smallbridge, rochdale, telephone: rochdale 2640. passenger and goods station: wardleworth, mile. — sizing and finishing materials for cloth; turkey red oil; belt paste .
bottomley, j. c. , & emerson, limited, brookfoot works, brighouse, yorkshire. telephone: brighouse 574. telegrams: bottomley, emerson, brighouse. passenger and goods station: brighouse, 1 mile. huddersfield works: longroyd bridge, huddersfield (telephone: huddersfield 4241. passenger and goods station: huddersfield, 1 mile). — aniline dyestuffs.
the polson iron works was an ontario based firm which built large steam engines , and ships , barges and dredges . founded by william polson ( 1834 – 1901 ) and son franklin bates polson , the firm was incorporated in 1886 and it was one of the original shipyards operating in toronto . in 1888 favourable land grants prompted the company to move to owen sound , which was then an important port for canadian pacific 's steamships . the firm eventually returned to toronto in 1897 when owen sound 's town council did not renew the firm 's exemption from property taxes . some of the vessels constructed by the polson iron works remain in service today . they include ss bigwin , ps trillium and mv kwasind . the engines and hull of bonnington , a steamboat that ran on the arrow lakes from 1911 to 1931 , were built at the polson iron works , and shipped by rail to british columbia . the company ceased operations around 1919 and name lives in polson pier , where the shipyard was once located . 
the polson iron works was an ontario based firm which built large steam engines, and ships, barges and dredges. founded by william polson (1834 – 1901) and son franklin bates polson, the firm was incorporated in 1886 and it was one of the original shipyards operating in toronto. in 1888 favourable land grants prompted the company to move to owen sound, which was then an important port for canadian pacific's steamships. the firm eventually returned to toronto in 1897 when owen sound's town council did not renew the firm's exemption from property taxes. some of the vessels constructed by the polson iron works remain in service today. they include ss bigwin, ps trillium and mv kwasind. the engines and hull of bonnington, a steamboat that ran on the arrow lakes from 1911 to 1931, were built at the polson iron works, and shipped by rail to british columbia. the company ceased operations around 1919 and name lives in polson pier, where the shipyard was once located.
the polson iron works was an ontario based firm which built large steam engines, and ships, barges and dredges. founded by william polson (1834 – 1901) and son franklin bates polson, the firm was incorporated in 1886 and it was one of the original shipyards operating in toronto. in 1888 favourable land grants prompted the company to move to owen sound, which was then an important port for canadian pacific's steamships. the firm eventually returned to toronto in 1897 when owen sound's town council did not renew the firm's exemption from property taxes. some of the vessels constructed by the polson iron works remain in service today. they include ss bigwin, ps trillium and mv kwasind. the engines and hull of bonnington, a steamboat that ran on the arrow lakes from 1911 to 1931, were built at the polson iron works, and shipped by rail to british columbia. the company ceased operations around 1919 and name lives in polson pier, where the shipyard was once located.