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Posted by copey on Saturday, April 04, 2009 at 07:32:42 :
In Reply to: Question for Canadians posted by Kaegi on Friday, April 03, 2009 at 19:33:26 :
Acme screw and gear was located in Toronto ontario located on old weston road on the west side it was a humungus building 4 or 5 storys tall and ran north about a half mile ,big is a understatement ok > the Acme company mad war time equipment ww1 shells and munitions and machine parts < during the post war years made everything related to gears and such UNDER LICENCE to the patent manufacture> the second world war brought Acme to it Zenith of size employing many local people from both Toronto and surrounding areas > when the US canada auto pac was in big and fargo trucks were made here are it would have a acme > i think in the mid 60s the plant was on a down slide and by the early 70s was closed entirerly > and NO the didnt make the anvils for the road runner and coyoate tv show ~ copey they did make real anvils through
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