Armoured radio battery box

[Michael R.]

Sunshine Waterloo Company Limited

Formed in 1930 by the association of Waterloo Manufacturing Co. Limited and H. V. McKay Ltd. of Sunshine Australia, the company originally planned to produce a self-propelled combine in Canada for sales in the United States and the Argentine. However, before the doors could open, the Depression struck and a decision was made to manufacture more economical products such as dies and stampings for automobiles. During the Depression years, the company also developed and manufactured baby carriages, bicycles, tricycles, shelving and partitions. With Canada’s entry into the Second World War, the company switched to manufacturing war supplies, mainly bombs, anti-tank mines and components for planes and army vehicles. At its peak production during the War, Sunshine Waterloo employed over 1,200 workers, many of them women.

See URL: http://www.city.waterloo.on.ca/veter...spx?tabid=1342

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