• Vintage Canadian Champion 1" Chisel by Warnock, J. & Co.
  • Vintage Canadian Champion 1" Chisel by Warnock, J. & Co.
  • Vintage Canadian Champion 1" Chisel by Warnock, J. & Co.
  • Vintage Canadian Champion 1" Chisel by Warnock, J. & Co.
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Vintage Canadian Champion 1″ Chisel by Warnock, J. & Co.

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Description

Rare vintage Canadian Champion 1″ chisel manufactured by Warnock, J. & Co. in Galt, Ontario, Canada between 1870 – 1910. A beautiful fine tool and a nice collectible. Available for pick up in west Toronto or can be shipped across the North America.

James Warnock’s family emigrated to Canada from Scotland when he was a teenager. In 1857, he and his younger brother Adam established Warnock & Company in Galt, Ontario, sometimes (with more than a little hubris) known as the “Manchester of Canada.” In 1870, they took control of the Galt Axe Factory, under the overall auspices of James Warnock & Company. In 1909, the Galt Axe Factory was sold to Alan Hills.

 

Additional information

Weight.3 kg
Dimensions30 × 5 × 5 cm

Brand

Canadian Champion

“ETF," Engineering Tools & Forgings Ltd. of St. Catharines Ontario.  This company may have begun in the early 1930’s. During its heyday, ETF made a huge variety of tools including wrenches, monkey wrenches and cold chisels.  In 1951, it acquired Canadian Warren Pink Co. Ltd., which had been formed in 1928 by the amalgamation of Thomas Pink Co. Ltd. of Pembroke ( a manufacturer of logging tools established in 1866) with Canadian Warren Axe & Tool Co. Ltd. The latter company had been incorporated in 1912 in St. Catharines, Ont., largely to manufacture in Canada the Sager line of axes then being made in Warren, Pa., by Warren Axe & Tool Company.  They continued to manufacture the SAGER brand until 1965, when Canadian Warren Pink was purchased by its largest customer, Dominion Chain Company Limited of Niagara Falls, Ontario (itself a subsidiary of the American Chain Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut)... More info at http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2012/07/we-used-to-make-things-in-this-country_26.html