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                  <text>W:IT.LIA'.â€¢i 'S GOLD REINING COMP. OF CANADA: :

1â€¢

3 O COURT.i\7RIGHT ST.
â€¢

Wil liam's Gold came to Fort Erie frorn Buffalo in 1910. For several years they

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occupied part of the Mentho ï¿½ aturn building ,on the north side oT Lewis St.,
along wit...11. t...1-ie cai1ad i an Gasket Comp.
In 1916 they moved to the two story
lower Court1.rright,

j ust

br i c!{ bui ld ing on t.li.e north side of

west of the old Barnie Hou se. They had 5500 s qua re Ft.

of space on the second floor.The canad ian Gasket occupied t...ï¿½e ground floor
because of the ir heavy equiprnent.:â€¢Jilliam' s Gold eventually
Â·of the. buildimJ

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all

3y 1957 they had 11,000 sqare Ft., one of the largest

refining compan i e s ia the country.They manufactured precious metal alloys,ru.J.d
fishing tackle
In 1970 they added an add it ion of one story to the west end of the

building.

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30 Courtwright

St.

(old nuMber)N.S.

1920's:::

Three businesses occupied the 2 story brick building 0'i

1. 'Hamburg floral mfg. co.

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30.

Funeral w-.ceaths: artificial grass etc.

2. The O"Al.'PAT'.'IOR CO:v1P7\NY OF CANADA:: :

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USEï¿½ FOTI BEJU,TH PURPOSï¿½S.

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