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Originally from Devonshire, England, George White (1834-1913), a blacksmith and machinist, came to London, Ontario in 1857 and entered into partnership with the Pavey brothers to manufacture wagons, carriages, and small farm machinery. The partnership was dissolved in 1864, but White carried on the business and formed the Forest City Machine Bolt and Nut Works in 1875 with Lucius George Jolliffe and William Yates. After Jolliffe and Yates left the partnership by 1878, White continued the Forest City Machine Works, specializing in boilers and stationary and portable steam engines, known as White’s Threshing Engine.
In March 1889, joined by sons Arthur, James (Harry), Hubert, and Frederick, the company was renamed George White and Sons Company. Sons Ernest and George later joined the company as well. The company was incorporated in 1897, and in 1898 it absorbed the foundry and implement works of MacPherson and Company in Fingal, Ontario and began manufacturing Challenge separators. A warehouse was later built in Brandon, Manitoba to serve customers in Western Canada.