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C. LLOYD 50N LTD., 1948 Guest. CENTRE ROW, Lett to right, Raymond Laidlaw, Paul Vanstone, Wilds, Ford Murray, Svend Neilson, Percy Hogg. Maud Steuernol,
Earl Weitz, Ross Hastings, Bill Court, Don Nesmith, Charlie Lloyd, Marv. Brown, Stan Vanstone, Joyce Steuernol, Elva Reid, Mary Forsyth, Mary Johnston, Alberta
BACK ROW—Leff to right, Jack Thompson,
Alvin Higgins, Ed McConkey, Jack Wayne, R. H. Lloyd, Joe Horace Aitchison, Fred Ohm (Sr.), Bill Lediet, Fred Saint, Jim Henry, Wacker, Dee Oulehan, Jane Burke, Grace ngston, aryerdlNo I ngshea
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Stapleton, Tom Cruick- d,
Schneider, Francis Frleburger, ,Ken Frank Collar, Parker Campbell, Jack Lloyd, Chris Tolling, Billie Lediet, Jim Hamilton, Bill Sturdy,
Wayne, Robert Hickey, Rennie Goy. FRONT ROW,. Leff to right, Earl Allen Ron Stacey, Jim Thompson.
shank, Geo Skinn, Jim Casemore, Fred Ohm (Jr.), BIII Monk, Geo
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1 •std e indoors since 1888
o mo
amous nam
trade, Mr. Lloyd built a small proximately 1940.
cabinet shop on John Street im- When a fire destroyed most of
mediately east of the lane mid- the city of Galveston, Texas, in
way between Leopold and Minnie 1885, Charles Lloyd's sons, Wal-
-t—re This chnn remained until ter and Albert E., along with two
it ,was finally torn down in ap- other young men from Wingham,
The origin of the Lloyd com-
pany goes back to the earliest
days of Wingham as a settle-
ment. In the spring of 1865
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addition. ( Photo courtesy of Bill Johnston)
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ORIGINAL BILL—This is a copy of the first bill received by C. Lloyd b Sons for equip-
ment to set up the new door factory. The bill is from Goldle b McCulloch of Galt In the
amount of $1,723.23 and Is dated Dec. 28, IAds. (Courtesy of 13111 Johnston)
went to Galveston to aid in re-
building the city. Albert Lloyd re-
turned to Wingham in 1887 with
the desire to enter into the ex-
clusive manufacture of doors,
even though there was no known
precedent for such an enterprise
at that time.
The consequence was that he
and his father and two brothers,
William H. and Charles, started
the business of manufacturing
doors and in 1888 the first build-
ing, a framed one -storey building
30 feet by 80 feet, was erected on
John Street. The central door of
this building was in the same
location as the central door of the
later John Street plant.
In those days every planing
mill, big or small, tried its hand
at door making. The Lloyd ven-
ture of making doors exclusively
was not favorably received and,
like many new projects, under-
went a storm of ridicule and
caustic comment. The Lloyds,
however, persevered and one
planing mill after another ceased
making its own doors and de-
pended upon the fine products of
the Lloyd plant.
By 1896 Charles Lloyd Jr. and
William had left the firm,
Charles going to California and
William to Michigan, leaving the
father and Albert E. as sole
operators of the firm. It was in
February 1899, that Charles
Lloyd died and his son, Albert E.,
carried on alone attending to the
management, manufacture as
well as sales.
Subsequently Dr. Agnew be-
came a partner until 1902 when
Frank Buchanan moved from
Toronto to Wingham, buying out
Dr. Agnew's interest, and en-
tered into partnership with
Albert E. Lloyd.
In 1902 a one storey brick build-
ing was erected to the east ad-
joining the original building.
in those days volume was
small and sales contacts were
made in a very limited area,
particularly in the Niagara
Peninsula and west along the
Lake Erie front.
FIRM OWNED
TIMBER RIGHTS
It is interesting to note that the
firm did own 812 acres of cedar
timber located approximately
rive miles frulii neveaawlc, ,I.�.,
and when timber became rather
scarce during the Second World
War the firm operated this limit
for two or three years with the
firm O. L. Bouther in charge on
their behalf, using Japanese per-
sonnel who had been transferred
inland from the B.C. coast area.
It proved impractical to operate
from such a long distance and the
timber rights were sold in 1944.
In the early 1950's Ottawa
Valley Lumber Co. Ltd. (now
Canfor-urfili ed) of Montreal,
with warehouses at strategic
Quebec and Maritime points, was
In 1911 a small addition was
made to the original plant and a
separate engine and boiler room
added in 1918 a lumber shed 20
feet by 90 feet was constructed.
Mr. Buchanan died in 1918 and
his interest in the business was
bought from his estate by Albert
E. Lloyd
Business was at a low ebb
during World War 1, when little
construction was being done.
Following World War i R. H.
(Dick) Lloyd returned from
active service in 1919. Albert E.
Lloyd took him into partnership
and the business and firm pro-
gressed. For the period 18M until
March 1922 the firm operated as
C. Lloyd & Son.
in March, 1922, the chartered
company of C. Lloyd & Son
.Limited was formed, the share-
holders being Albert F•. Lloyd. his
daughter L. May Lloyd, his two
sons Richard H. and Charles W.
and Wilfred H. French. Gordon
W. Buchanan joined the business
as a shareholder and sales man•
ager in 192.5.
A one -storey section was added
to the plant next to i,eopold Street
in 1922 and three years later s
warehouse was erected During
the 19M's the original buildiq
was remodelled into a two-storey
cement structure.
made exclusive distributor of
Lloyd Doors for Quebec and the
Maritimes. This friendly rela-
tionship has remained intact over
the years and has proven to be "a
W1nI11I1� CVIIID1IlallVll••.
Canfor LimiK presently also
distribute the c pany's pro-
ducts in the Wester Provinces.
In 1952, the company com-
menced manufacture of ready -
hung door units and there was a
need for a good type of residen-
tial locks for the unit. The Weiser
Lock was selected and the com-
pany became a distributor of
Weiser Locks and it was due in
some part to the good job which
the Lloyd company did that the
Weiser people decided to estab-
lish a Canadian plant at South
Burnaby B.C.
LLOYDS INTRODUCE
BERRY DOORS
TO CANADA
How many know that the seed
for the growth of Berrydoors into
11-alldUa SLdrLed in r 1Urida In
1950? While vacationing in
Florida in that year the sales
manager of the Lloyd Company,
Gordon Buchanan, met Arthur
Winfree (cousin of the late Dr. F.
A. Parker), a wholesale lumber
product distributor. Mr. Winfree
had three types of garage doors
along his loading docks and Mr.
Buchanan asked him which was
the best. His reply: "The Berry
door. In fact, I am selling this
business to take the sales man-
ager's job of the Berry Door
Company Limited at Pontiac,
Michigan, and I will be selling the
5.
doors in Mexico, United States
and Canada."
Mr. Buchanan remarked:
,,you won't sell any in Canada,"
and to Mr. WiWtNW's:"Why,
Gordv„ wed: "Why — be-
cause if they are as good as you
say, you have your salesman
right now!"
On his return home Mr.
Buchanan received a telegram to
meet Mr. Berry and Mr. Winfree
in Chicago in January and a deal
was made whereby C. LAoyd 4
Son Limited would be sole rep-
resentatives and distributors for
Berry Doors in Canada.
Ar • a J v start and some
lied ldchea — the first load of
Ber• r-, --ame by rail. Solea
a ant: the volume in
C;,..,. mushroomed, with the
result a.. Ur. Berry decided to
come to C 'nada and, with a
building tormerly used by the
Lloyd Sri for storage, the
manufacture of Berry Doors
commenced in Wingham in the
late 1950's.
The first Lloyd warehouse in
Toronto was opened at 13 Jarvis
Street in 1932. In 1935, a larger
warehouse was opened at 81-83
St. Nicholas Street, one block
west of Yonge Street and one and
a half blocks south of Bloor
Street.
In 1949, the firm purchased an
acre of land at 1214 Lawrence
Avenue West for ;5,000 and built
a 12,000 foot warehouse in 1950. In
1952 an addition was added to
accommodate the manufacture
of ready hung units. In 1962, a six
lane highway and service road
was constructed in front of this
plant necessitating several
alterations and the building took
on a new, more modern appear-
ance. Dave Taylor managed the
Toronto warehouse from 1932
until his death in the early 1950's.
In 1955, the company added to
its distribution with the opening
of a warehouse in Kingston -at the
Foot of North Street. In the
spring of 1956, the first Ottawa
warehouse was opened on Hurd -
man Road.
Sights moved westward and in
.1962 Sprague Lumber Company
wac rhocPn as the first western
Canada distributor and the first
shipment to Manitoba, a carload
of 1,1115 doors plus 125 bifold
units, rolled west the week of
Feb. 19. Further western expan-
sion with the opening of a ware-
house in Calgary Alberta in April
1962 and a warehouse in Edmon-
ton Alberta in 1963.
NEW NORTH PLANT
ON CEDAR AVENUE
In February, 1956, the com-
pany purchased 30 acres running
from Water Street to the B line in
Turnberry Township from the
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WELCOME FORMER WINGHAMITES
AND
HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO'
WINGHAM
ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY
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tpPREMIUM• LLOYD DOOMS
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