I know you asked for an off list contact Dale, but I thought a number of
other people might be
interested in this also.
The Elgin County Railway Museum did a little research into this because
we have a Jordan
Spreader in our collection.
The original spreader was invented by Oswald F. Jordan, a Canadian who
was a road master on
New York Central's Canada Southern operations in the Niagara region.
The first two or three
Jordan spreaders are believed to have been built under Jordan�s direct
supervision in the St.
Thomas Canada Southern shops about 1900.
Rob
Dale Wilson wrote:
Can anyone supply me with a name or names of people who keep track of data
on Jordan Spreaders? I have photos of several associated with the
mining/smelting operations, as well as photos of builder's plates and would
like to know if the spreaders had any history previous to arriving in the
Sudbury area.
Please contact me off-list.
