The business was founded in 1872 by A. Shortly after he was joined by Mr. Hector Sutherland, who is still its active head. Thompson and Sutherland foundry was a going concern. Full Text 697 words. By the start of the First World War in 1914 North Sydney had developed into a mid-size industrial town. Several hundred men were employed as stevedores at the Newfoundland ferry terminal, and more than 100 men. And women worked at the Cable Office on Court Street. There was also another local industry that. Was enjoying a period of prosperity, the Thompson and Sutherland Foundry at the end of King Street, near the. Present site of the North Sydney Mall. Thompson and Sutherland Limited was a New Glasgow based business that first set up a retail hardware store in North Sydney back in 1868. This store was located at the comer of Caledonia and Commercial streets, and was. Replaced by a new much larger store in 1901. I can still fondly remember, about 1957, standing in front of a large. Window at Thompson and Sutherland’s early in the evening, along with a fairly substantial group of people, watching. A program on a small black and white television that had been placed on a stand inside the store. At this new invention, even though we could not hear anything. The impressive industrial structure in this picture was built in 1903, at the end of King Street, just across the railway. With two rows of large windows to provide natural lighting, the foundry produced furnaces, stoves, kitchen. Ranges, and various other iron products. Limited, who continued to operate it in a diminished capacity until the mid 1960s. In the background, can be seen the tall circular outline of a small blast furnace, where molten pig iron. The workers, working alone or in pairs, would carry the molten metal from the furnace to the. Rectangular moulds, made from very fine sand, visible on the right side of the picture. The hollow interior of these. Moulds represented the form of a particular piece of metal, such as a stove top or furnace part. Metal cooled, the metal boxes containing the moulds were turned upside down, and the sand was removed to reveal. In this fascinating picture from a bygone industrial age, my grandfather, Hector Michael MacLean (Hector Mick), is in. The second row, second from the right. This was dangerous, backbreaking work, done under sweltering conditions of. High heat and humidity, and Hector worked at it for more than 50 years. I would often visit him at work, on my way. Home from school, and was always impressed by the wonderful workmanship exhibited by these men. Tradesmen, in the best sense of the term, and took great pride in what they produced. Needless to say this was extremely dangerous work, with the constant possibility of serious, crippling burns. The lack of safety goggles, safety clothing, or protective equipment of any kind. The reason: molten iron would. Instantly bum through any protective device, and the men preferred to maintain ease of movement in these. By 1914 the Thompson and Sutherland foundry in North Sydney was supplying coal and wood burning stoves and. Furnaces to company stores in all parts of Nova Scotia. In addition to North Sydney and New Glasgow, other. Company stores were found in Stellarton, Westville, Glace Bay, Sydney, and Sydney Mines. By the start of the First World War, Thompson and Sutherland Limited employed more than 100 people, with annual. The item “Thompson’s Duchess Antique Wood Burning Stove Made In Montreal Quebec” is in sale since Tuesday, May 8, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Home & Hearth\Stoves”. The seller is “leonshop13″ and is located in Victoria. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Color: Grey & Silver
• Maker: Thompson & Sutherland