This company was founded about 1906 to make air-cooled gasoline engines. Over the next decade they produced a variety of engines, up to 22 HP in size. Around 1917 or so they introduced gasoline-powered saws: drag saws, circular crosscut saws, etc., all designed for farm and forest use. These saws were available for at least a couple of decades, and probably for longer. They are fairly common on the used market.
Information Sources
- The basic historical information is from Steve Gray's Old Engine Shed site.
- Ca. 1935 catalog.
- A patent search from 1920 onwards did not reveal any patents assigned to this company.
- A number of pictures of Ottawa engines and saws are available Epson PhotoCenter.