Sold: 25-pdr limbers in Portugal

[Keith Brooker]

More photos. Needs a bit of work on it. Tyres made in Canada

[rob love]

Most of the Canadian limbers I have seen were F&W (Frost and Wood) who also made the 36M grenade in great quantity.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Nice find, great to see one more saved.

Is it marked R&W or F&W? As Rob said, Frost & Wood Company "was one of the largest manufacturers of farm implements in Canada. They were the largest munitions manufacturer in Eastern Ontario, producing hundreds of thousands of hand grenades and artillery shells."

R&W may refer to R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company of St. Peter's, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (usually referred to as Hawthorn Leslie), a shipbuilding and locomotive manufacturer?

[rnixartillery]

The last Canadian limber I had was built by Richardson Road Machinery and had slight variations on the steel fabrication.

Rob..................rnixartillery

[Alex van de Wetering]

Congrats Keith....nice project! Did the other limbers also stay in Portugal of did they go abroad?

Please keep us updated on your project.

Alex

[Ed Storey]

Attached is a badge from the Smith Falls Frost and Woods plant which could trace its history back to 1839. Prior to the war the company was engaged in manufactured farm machinery and is perhaps best known for its wartime contract to produce 100,000 of No. 36 Grenades a month. The company closed its doors in 1955.

F& W MUNITIONS - Frost and Woods Munitions - Jacket badge - front copy.jpg

[Keith Brooker]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Congrats Keith....nice project! Did the other limbers also stay in Portugal of did they go abroad?

Please keep us updated on your project.

Alex

They are still here in Portugal. I think some locals bought them.
They tow hunting dogs in trailers in Portugal.

[Keith Brooker]

The makers names. First one was on the other limber and 2nd one is on my limber. The other limbers he had sold. Hard to make out but could be a F. Has a small C before the number and the towing hook? and tyres made in Canada.
Reg number on the one i bought is 29108 and on the other limber 29916.

[Keith Brooker]

Photo of towing hook. made in Canada?

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Keith Brooker

The makers names. First one was on the other limber and 2nd one is on my limber. The other limbers he had sold. Hard to make out but could be a F. Has a small C before the number and the towing hook? and tyres made in Canada.
Reg number on the one i bought is 29108 and on the other limber 29916.

It's an F. on both, so Frost & Wood. The plate is F.&W. but they've kerned the F and the '.' together to squeeze everything onto the plate.

Chris.