Curator's note | In 1910 John East was the first to establish a foundry operation in Saskatoon. Two of the firm's trade-mark slogans were: "If it's made of cast iron we make it" and "If it's done in a machine shop we do it." The John East plant consisted of a foundry, pattern shop, blacksmith shop, machine shop and oxy-acetylene welding room. The foundry manufactured cast gears, flame sheets, pistons, piston rings and gears for any make of tractor. Also castings for water and sewer connections of many types. |
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Title | John East Iron Works |
Date | [ca. 1940s] |
Physical extent | 1 photograph : b&w |
Scope and content | Workers pouring molten iron into molds. |
Repository | Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room |
Fonds/collection | Hillyard Photographs Collection | Credits | Hillyard, Leonard |
Retrieval information | B-4242 |
Occupation(s) |
Iron and steel workers Iron industry |
Theme(s) |
Manufacturing |
Database ID | 36980 |