Welder on a Section Fan of a Kiln, Canadian Allis Chalmers, Lachine, Quebec, 1944 (November 21)
Inscriptions
signed and dated, ‘FB. Taylor / ‘44’ (lower right); titled, signed and dated, ‘Welder on a Section / fan of a Kiln / Candn Allis Chalmers / Lachine, Quebec / 21.1X .44 / FB Taylor’ (verso); inscribed, ‘735’ (in circle, verso)Provenance
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, no. H6862
Acquired from the above by the present private collector, North Carolina, U.S.A
During World War ll, Allis Chalmers supplied numerous military products including anti-aircraft guns, propeller shafts for destroyers, cruisers and submarines, aircraft turbo superchargers, snow trailers, and tractors of various types.