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Known to have built a few funeral
cars on REO chassis during 1919. Also built commercial bodies for local
businesses through the 1920s. One glass-sided 4-pillar hearse on a 1919
REO Speedwagon chassis survives and is owned by Larry Williams and was
exhibited at the 2001 PCS Society meet in Kingston, Ontario.
Edwin W. Finch founded the firm in the late 1880s?
His son, Warren Milton Finch started working for the firm just before the
turn of the century.
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15784-11 (Welland Co) Warren Milton FINCH, 27, carriage & harness, of Fort
Erie, s/o Edwin W FINCH carriage maker & Alice SHERK, married Marie ERCKMANN
or ECKERMAN, 23, of Port Jervis NY, d/o Henry STRADER stepfather, railway
conductor & Caroline STRADER, witn: Fred W DUNUMY(?) of Buffalo NY & Nellie
J. HICKODEN of Sherketon, 4 Dec 1911 at Village of Fort Erie
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Ridgeway is located near Fort Erie, just across the Niagara River from
Buffalo, New York
Fort Erie Historical Museum,
402 Ridge Road,
Ridgeway ON L0S 1N0
Tel # 905-894-5322
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