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2002.97.1 1941 Gilson Manufacturing Envelope.JPG
A letter from Gilson Manufacturing Company from 1941. The envelope has slogans pertaining to their Snowbird refrigerator line and their furnace line. In the post-war era, appliances came to dominate Gilson Manufacturing Company production.

1970.55.2 1910-1919 Book of Blank Warranty and Agreement of Purchased Forms, Gilson Manufacturing Co..JPG
This form contains a warranty on Gilson Manufacturing Company engines including a form for purchases using credit to verify the customer's ability to pay.

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The lot where Gilson Manufacturing once stood on York Road. Across the lot, you can see Owens Corning constructed in 1951 by Fibreglas Canada and one of the few large scale industrial features still operating in the Ward.

1979.19.15 Beaver Felt Hat.JPG
The use of felt in the production of this hat harkens back to a high point in the success of Biltmore Hats in the Ward. Biltmore, in 1953, accumulated enough capital to buy out their supplier Lancashire Felt on the corner of York and Morris and…

2001.10.2 Guelph Biltmores 1957 OHA Champions.JPG
The 1957 OHA champions: one of the many success stories to originate from Biltmore sponsored hockey teams.

2005.4.2 Biltmore Hats Strike Committee 1938.jpg
The Biltmore Hats Strike Committee in a residential area, 1938.
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