Wards Snow blower

[JordB110 0]

I found a Wards 2-stage walk-behind snow blower. Could this have been made by Simplicity? The blower and engine are orange and the handle bars are creamy/white, if that helps. Thanks, Jordan.

[Les 4]

I am not sure, but the walk behinds were probably made by Gilson. There is a guy with a web site on Gilson blowers, he states that Gilson made Wards blowers, and that the new innovations first went on the Gilson brand, and that the preceding models were still made under Wards label. Gilson was bought by Lawn Boy, and Lawn Boy was bought by Toro.