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Letter, 2 April 1872
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-079-0001
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2 April 1872 (Creation)
- Creator
- F.G. Beckett & Co.
- Place
- Hamilton (Ont.)
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In 1854, Frederick Garner Beckett established the Atlas Works foundry and machine shop in Hamilton, Ontario. By 1861, the Works were being operated by F. G. Beckett & Co., manufacturing steam engines, metalworking machinery, and sawmill machinery. The company survived until at least 1873 but appeared out of business in 1881 when the Works were renovated to become a cotton mill. In 1889, Mr. Beckett partnered with Joseph H. Killey to establish the Killey-Beckett Engine Works in Toronto.
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Letter from F.G. Beckett & Co. to John William Dawson, written from Hamilton.