Brigdens Limited

Frederick Brigden and Henry Beale formed Brigden and Beale Wood Engravers in 1874, and then in 1877 the Toronto Engraving Company.

By 1888 Frederick Brigden was the sole owner of the Toronto Engraving Company.

In 1910 the firm’s name was changed to Brigdens Limited and in 1914 a branch in Winnipeg was opened by Frederick Henry to provide artwork for the T. Eaton Company’s western catalogue.

The company continued as a family firm in Winnipeg until 1963, and in Toronto until 1979 when it merged with Rous and Mann Press to become Rous, Mann and Brigdens.