OUR HISTORY
Founded in 1851, Robert Mitchell was a pioneer in the manufacturing of metal products in Canada. Here is a brief summary of our company's history.
1821 - Mr. Robert Mitchell was born in Scotland
1848 - Mr. Robert Mitchell reached the city of Quebec from Glasgow aboard the S.S. “John McKenzie”.
1851 - After he worked 3 years at the foundries Bryson and Ferrier in Montreal, he founded the Robert Mitchell Co. (corner of Craig et St. Peter streets) ……St-Antoine & St-Pierre
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Plumbing and gas fitting
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Railway
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Gas and Electric light fixture
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Brass, cooper, nickel and silver plating
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“Montreal Brass Works”
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1853 - The Grand Trunk Railway opened its line from Montreal to Portland
1860 - The great Victoria Bridge over St. Lawrence River was opened by the Prince of Wales
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell produced the telephone
1884 - The streets of Montreal themselves was lighted by electricity (Mitchell products)
1886 - New plant were constructed at St.Cunegonde (Dominion, Albert and Delisle streets)
1896 - Mr. Robert Mitchell died. The company was taken over by his son R.R.Mitchell
1903 - The St.Cunegonde factory caught fire and was completely devastated. A temporary factory was used on Nazareth street.
1905 - New plant was built on an area in St-Henri district bordered by Belair Avenue, Rose de Lima, St. James and St. Antoine streets.
1927 - Mitchell’s acquired The Garth Company founded in 1828.
1929 - New plant was opened at St.Laurent – west building ( it was the most modern foundry in Canada)
1942 - New plant in St.Laurent – east building (to produce brass cartridge case munition for the World War II – over 4,000 workers)
1950 - New building to connect east and west building together in St-Laurent for aluminum windows (actually Mitchell Industrial)
19XX - Acquisitions of Liquid Carbonic, Prowse, Douglas Brothers, Canadian Cabinet (Microzone) by Mitchell
2000 - MARSHALL BARWICK bought Robert Mitchell in October.
Robert Mitchell divisions before 2000:
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Mitchell Foundry...now Mitchell Aerospace Inc. / same location 350 Decarie
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Mitchell Industrial….now Robert Mitchell Inc
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Garth….still operates in Toronto
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Microzone…still operates in Ottawa
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Douglas Brothers USA…still operates in Portland, Maine, USA
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Douglas Bro. Stainless steeel piping division....merge with Henderson Barwick - now “Douglas Barwick” / Boisbriand (Québec) & Brockville (Ontario)
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Douglas Brothers – Pressure vessel division : no activity
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Prowse... no activity