Russel Brothers

Russel Brothers
PredecessorRussel-Hipwell Engines Limited
Founded1907; 117 years ago (1907) in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
FoundersColin and Jardine Russel
Defunct2006 (2006)
Headquarters
Owen Sound, Ontario
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Canada
Key people
Colin and Jardine Russel
ProductsBoats, diesel engines, steel

Russel Brothers Limited was a Canadian steel boat builder, diesel engine manufacturer and steel fabricator. The company operated in Fort Frances, Ontario from 1907 to 1937 and then in Owen Sound, Ontario from 1937 to 1994. The old site was later used by Fort Frances Steel & Welding and Busch’s Auto Supply before being demolished and now parking lot for LaVerendrye General Hospital along Front Street and Armit Avenue