Blind Spot, A Jesse Stone novel by Reed Farrel Coleman

The first thing I want to say is that this is a good novel, in general. It may not be the best novel that I have read, or even the best novel that I have read this week (which would be The Valley by John Renehan), but it was a reasonably good read. Like other …

Canadian SMP Beacon Lantern Restoration Part 1: A Little History

*Source: City of Toronto Archives, fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 3, Item 434 In many ways, the story of Toronto's SMP (Sheet Metal Products) is the story of Sir Albert Edward Kemp. While I only have a lantern, perhaps, like me, you will find this brief history of interest. The Dictionary of Canadian Biography does …

Canadian GSW Beacon Lantern Restoration Part 1

In October of 1927, GSW, General Steel Wares, was formed through the merger of five different companies: McClary Manufacturing Company, London, Ontario; Sheet Metal Products Company of Canada Limited, Toronto; Thomas Davidson Manufacturing Company Limited, Montreal; E. T. Wright Limited, Hamilton, Ontario; and A. Aubry et fils Limitée, Montreal (Source: General Steel Wares Limited fonds, McMaster University). …