Silverwoods Dairy Milk Truck Ink Blotter for wooden milk cases

*Great vintage piece of vintage local advertising *this piece is very heavy and measures apprx 7 x 2.75 inches *was used to stamp Silverwood's logo onto wooden milk crates *Silverwood Dairy was founded by Albert Edward Silverwood (b. February 15, 1876, d. December 2, 1961). Silverwood was born on a farm near the village of Oakwood (located west of Lindsay, Ontario) and attended Oakwood Public School and Lindsay Collegiate Institute. In 1901, he married Eva M. Ferris, of Lindsay and had one son (Edward Gordon), and one daughter (Dorothy Marie). Silverwood was President and Managing Director of Silverwood Industries Limited of London, Ontario. The company was a dealer in cold storage products and a manufacturer of ice cream and butter; it began operations in London and provided services across Ontario. In 1966 it acquired Calgary-based United Dairies. Over the course of Silverwood's existence it acquiring a number of smaller dairies and other assets: Willards Cream Top Dairy (Toronto), 1929 City Dairy (Winnipeg), 1943 Campbell's Dairy (Peterborough), approx. 1960 Mac's Convenience Stores, 1972 (40% in 1963) Royal Oak Dairy, 1976 Silverwood Dairy continued to grow after the departure of A.E. Silverwood. The company expanded in and beyond Ontario and acquired a number of smaller dairies. By 1984, Silverwood was taken over by the John Labatts Limited-owned Ault Foods and the name was carried on as a milk brand. While the dairy disappeared, the Silverwood brand continued. It was sold in the 1990s to Agropur and slowly disappeared. The non dairy part of Silverwood was renamed Silcorp Limited (1978) and became a Toronto-based operator of the Mac's Convenience chain. Silcorp acquired Mac's rival Becker's in 1996. The Silverwood name and brand disappeared for good in 1999 when the company was acquired by Couche-Tard. *If it is listed, it is available *I will ship if you pay the postage *Support Local, Buy From Me!