Rinshed Mason Company of Canada Ltd – Wyandotte & Crawford – 1954
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From the Windsor Star – May 8, 1954
- Out of the ashes of one of the largest fires Windsor has ever seen has arisen the most modern paint manufacturing company in Canada. The Rinshed-Mason Company, renamed following the fire, to succeed the old Standard Paint and Varnish Company, was rebuilt and formally reopened exactly one year to the day following an early morning explosion that rocked Windsor on May 7, 1953.
This plant is still there and still standing and in use as BASF Windsor.
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My late father was a salesman at R-M. His office was the 3rd window on the lower left side. The lab was upstairs where paint was formulated and checked. I also worked there for two summers and the place had great employees. R-M, if I recall, changed names a few times reflecting ownership. R-M to Interchem to Inmont and then finally BASF. Great memories.
Here's an interesting little tid-bit about the company.
http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/rinshed-mason-ads-show-automotive-paint-50s
I made tinting paste there in a sand mill For R-M on the mez. just down from the lab.