Bates & Edmonds Motor Co. - History

Manufacturers Index - Bates & Edmonds Motor Co.

Bates & Edmonds Motor Co.
Lansing, MI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

History

Last Modified: Jan 20 2014 9:54AM by joelr4
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This company is known to have made a wood sawing machine intended for farm use.

Manufactured Gas Engines ca 1900-1923

Dennis Rouleau has a registry of Bates and Edmonds engines here.

Information Sources

From the Seventh Annual Cooperative Tractor Catalog, 1922, this firm is listed as a maker of "wood sawing machines".
American Gasoline Engines Since 1872 by C. H. Wendel, Volume #1, 1983 pages 47-48
The Complete Guide to Stationary Gas Engines by Mark Meincke, 1996 page 96

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