HOCKEY'S OLDEST BUSINESS – SINCE 1847: CHAPTER 2 – PRESTON
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✍️ The Hilborn Company of Ayr had many competitors in the early days of the made-in-Canada hockey stick business. One noteworthy rival was the E.B. Salyerds Company, which was founded by Edward Burgess 'E.B.' Salyerds in Preston, Ontario.
👉 E.B. Salyerds founded the company in Preston, Ontario 👉 The company faced financial difficulties, including two fires and a liquidation 👉 The company expanded to the United States and became the largest manufacturer of hockey sticks in the world 👉 E.B. Salyerds was a descendant of a Cambridge pioneer
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