Magnar Gamst

1923 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Magnar Gamst
  Born	1923	, Norway   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1952	, Canada
  Immigration	1952	, USA   [1]
  Invention	1963	RR1, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario
  	Counter Top and Removable Cabinet Assembly
  		Gamst,Magnar-0001-CabinetInvention.jpg
  Business	1966	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Galt Furniture
  	Galt Furniture • The company was established in Galt in 1966 by Magnar Gamst. In 1972, Aldo Zecconi joined the company and was partners with Gamst for many years. After Gamst's retirement in 1987, Galt Furniture became a corporation, with Aldo and Nadia Zecconi as its owners. The company relocated to Ayr in 1989 when their building on Water Street South was expropriated by the City of Cambridge for the widening of Highway 24. • Galt Furniture is a contract wood manufacturer, making wooden office and institutional furniture, specializing in chairs, as well as manufacturing desks, dressers, beds, restaurant, church and library furnishings. • A fire in 2002 destroyed the Ayr plant, but the company has rebuilt. • Their products have included chairs made for the House of Commons, the Senate and for British Embassies in North and South America, as well as for all Chapters bookstores in Canada (except Kitchener). A Collecting Plan for Doon Heritage Crossroads 2007
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-201920
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I201920	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Anna Gerd Machlum
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F56542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2800] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger List Index Cards, 1883-1948. Name:Magnar Gamst Event Type:Immigration Event Date:1952 Event Place:Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Gender:Male Age:28 Ship Name: Essi Care of Dept. of Immig. Hamilton, Ont., Can. Birth Year (Estimated): 1924

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1923 - , Norway Immigration - 1952 - , Canada Immigration - 1952 - , USA Invention - Counter Top and Removable Cabinet Assembly - 1963 - RR1, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario Business - Galt Furniture - 1966 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth