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A wonderful old 76 page vintage tool and saw catalog.
Jerome Dietrich was born in 1838 and worked for Joseph Flint, a Rochester, New York, saw manufacturer. The Shurly and Dietrich Company was started with an initial investment of $12,000. Operations in Galt, Ontario with nine skilled saw makers, who were brought in from Rochester and Sheffield, England.
Canada had many forest to be cleared and there was a ready market for top quality saws that would stand up to harsh conditions. Shurly Dietrich emphasized quality and the company's saws were readily accepted by loggers throughout Canada, the United States and the British Empire. They were one of the first companies in Canada to use the Maple Leaf as a symbol of "Made in "Canada".
By 1968 Shurly Dietrich was producing 1,400,000 feet of metal-cutting band saw blades and 1,000,000 jigsaw blades annually. H.K. Porter, purchased Shurly Dietrich in 1969 and continued operations in Galt ( until 1973, when the plant was finally closed.
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