Slingsby Manufacturing Company
William Slingsby came to Brantford in 1872 and started the Holmedale Woolen Mills, a company that manufactured blankets and flannel sheets. The factory burned down on December 24, 1876 but a new mill was built the following spring. The company's name was changed to William Slingsby and Sons in 1877. When the Slingsby family sold the company in 1893 it was incorporated as the Slingsby Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (Brantford Weekly Expositor, March 31, 1893, p. 6). William Slingsby died on May 5, 1893, several years after retiring from the business. The buildings were again destroyed by fire in December 1902 (Brantford Weekly Expositor, December 11, 1902, p. 1, 2). Canadian Celanese Limited bought the company in the late 1950s but they sold the property and equipment in the early 1960s.
For more information:- Reville's History Volume 2 (p. 148 of PDF)
- Warner's 1883 History (p. 152 of PDF)
- Expositor October 1909 (p. 40 of PDF)
- Expositor Semi-Centennial 1877-1927 (p. 38 of PDF)
- Industrial Recorder (p. 13 of PDF)
