Now Available Through the CIHC!

Book A City's Industrial Heritage, the growth and demise of fifteen major manufacturers in Brantford, Ontario by Mike Hand. Available through the CIHC for $14.95

DVD Brant County produced by the Living History Multimedia Association. Available through the CIHC for $20.00.

Partial proceeds from both the book A City's Industrial Heritage and the DVD Brant County go towards fundraising for the CIHC. Please contact the CIHC at [email protected] or Facebook

A special project of the CIHC...archival film footage converted to DVD...!

First in the Field 130th Anniversary Edition, Collectors 5 Disc-DVD set of old industrial films made for the Cockshutt Plow Company, of Brantford, ON. This is the second set in our series, and we are very excited about our launch. There are 5 hours of viewing pleasure, see the introduction of the 'Tiller Combine" and plowing matches from the 1920's, take a tour of the Factory when it was in its hey day, 1947 and watch how the seed drills and boxes were manufactured from the foundry to the shipping train. Includes 3 full length feature films, The Long Furrow, That Man May Live, and Together We Serve. See how the women worked in the factory to build airplane parts for the Mosquito and Lancaster Bombers.

First in the Field 5 Disc Set Order Form

The Cockshutt Way Collector's 5 Disc-DVD set. If you haven't got one already, be sure to order yours soon. This was the first in our series of old Industrial Films made for Cockshutt, Oliver and White Farm Equipment in Brantford, ON.  Included is the introduction of the 500 Series of tractors and the Big Red Line. See famous actors like Gordie Tapp, as Cousin Clem and watch how commercials were filmed. Over 9 hours of viewing pleasure. See first hand how Canadians laboured to build farm equipment for the rest of the world!

The Cockshutt Way 5 Disc Set Order Form

The Cockshutt Way

$125.00 CDN each PST and shipping included - Now only $75.00!

5 Discs - 9 hours 

First in the Field Numbered 1 - 130  

$108.00 CDN or  (PST & Shipping included)  - Now only $75.00!

5-Discs  - 6 hours

Now available, Let’s Make a Date to Demonstrate, single disc DVD featuring Cockshutt footage from the 1950s and 1960s.  $25.00 CDN each (PST & shipping included.

Let’s Make a Date to Demonstrate DVD Order Form

Now available single discs from First in the Field.  $25.00 CDN each (PST & shipping included).

First in the Field Single Disc Order Form

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Call Rob Adlam at 519-446-3009