[TheForge] Jardine (Was: Little Giant advice sought)

Fri Nov 15 02:19:00 2002

> Now for a brief bit of local history:
> J. A. Jardine company was from Hespler Ontario (now part of Cambridge
> Ontario) and made a number of blacksmithing tools.

Yup.  The hammer says "Hespeler Ontario" right on it.

> At Fanshawe Pioneer Village, London Ontario; they have
>
> - wheel up setter

One of those wall-mounted things that clamps the tire and the
squeeeezes to upset it?  I've got a couple of those by Jardine.  I'm
pretty sure I have something else Jardine-ish but I forget what.  A
tire roller maybe?  The Jardine hammer works just fine despite some
evidence of abuse by previous owners.

Did Jardine make bigger hammers?  50# or bigger?

> Other local companies are Canadian Forge and Blower out of Kitchener
> Ontario...

Got one of their blowers.

> ...bought one of their fire pots from another smith, as new for
> $150.00

Just FYI, although Lunenburg Foundry,

    http://www.lunenburgfoundry.com/

regretably has closed up their wonderful but antiquated iron foundry
they still have a huge collection of patterns and you can still order
their firepots.  They send the pattern off to a foundry in New
Brunswick.  I was shocked at how reasonable the price was a couple of
years ago, something like C$120.

- Mike

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Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada 

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