A. S. Nicholson & Son was a lumber and building materials business in Burlington, Ontario, established when Allen S. Nicholson purchased an existing operation in April 1912 with help from his father, founding the Nicholson Lumber Company.[1] The firm later operated as A. S. Nicholson & Sons, described in archival records as lumber and building material merchants, with a factory that included a yard section, local sales office, and frame assembly section.[2] The company eventually became one of the first specialized building component companies in the region.[1]
Design and History
Publicly available records do not document a specific logo design for A. S. Nicholson & Son, nor do they confirm the designer, creation date, or visual elements of any mark. An unverified claim attributes a 1965 logo to a designer named Jack Reid, but no primary or secondary source found in research supports this attribution. Jack Reid was a Canadian watercolour artist who began his career as a graphic artist before turning to painting full-time in 1970,[3] but no evidence connects him to this specific logo.
Archival photographs from the Museums of Burlington show the company’s delivery truck and factory buildings, but these images do not clearly document a company logo or emblem.[2] Without a verifiable source showing the mark, its design, or its creator, no accurate description of the logo can be provided.
Meaning and Symbolism
No documented symbolism, color scheme, or typography for an A. S. Nicholson & Son logo has been found in available sources. Any claims about agricultural motifs, grain stalks, or mid-century design philosophy remain unverified speculation.
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