The Provincial Machine and Supply Co., Ltd, was established in St. Thomas, Ontario in mid-1919 and declared bankruptcy in mid-1923. The company made phonograph motors and a complete phonograph, the Sonograph.
Industrial Canada, June 1919, p. 81: "St. Thomas. — Stock is being subscribed locally to further the establishment here of the Provincial Machine Co., which will manufacture talking machines and talking machine parts, and there is every prospect of the plant being established shortly. No details are as yet available regarding the size of the plant.
Canadian Furniture World and the Undertaker, August 1919, p. 36: "The Provincial Machine Co., St. Thomas, Ont., has been incorporated to make phonographs and talking machine accessories."
Canadian Woodworker and Furniture Manufacturer, September 1920, p. 126: "The Provincial Supply & Machine Co., Limited, St. Thomas, Ont., are placing a phonograph motor on the market, which is known as the Elgin motor. This motor, it is claimed, compares very favorably with the best on the market and is meeting with a strong demand. The company are equipped for quantity production and are negotiating several large orders. Mr. Anderson, the manager, is not a novice at the game, for he has been interested in the phonograph business since he placed the Sonograph on the market in 1902. At present the efforts of the company are confined to producing motors that at a later date tone arms, reproducers and other parts will be manufactured and some day a complete phonograph may be placed on the market."
Canadian Woodworker and Furniture Manufacturer, May 1921, p. 110: "The Provincial Machine & Supply Co., Limited, St. Thomas, Ont., who have been manufacturing phonograph motors of different kinds, are now turning out a completed instrument. The cabinets are being constructed by the Green Lumber Co. of St. Thomas, while the metal parts are all manufactured in the plant of the Provincial Machine & Supply Co. It is stated this phonograph will compare favorably with any on the market both as regards appearance and tone quality. This new instrument will be marketed under the name of "Sonograph"."
The Globe, July 30, 1923, p. 15.
