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Manufacturers Index - Cowan & Co., Ltd.

Cowan & Co., Ltd.
Galt, ON, Canada, Canada
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

Products
Last Modified: Apr 8 2023 10:59AM by Jeff_Joslin
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The table summarizes the machines made by Cowan.

Model Description In Catalogues
N/A24" buzz planer (jointer), diagonal or straight knife1897
No. 1Iron frame tenoning machine1897
No. 1Power mortising machine1897
No. 120" buzz planer (jointer), diagonal or straight knife1897
No. 217" buzz planer (jointer), diagonal or straight knife1897
No. 316" buzz planer (jointer), diagonal or straight knife1897
No. 414" buzz planer (jointer), diagonal or straight knife1897
No. 512" buzz planer (jointer), diagonal or straight knife1897
No. 6Planer/matcher1897, B
No. 626" revolving-bed surface planer1897
No. 924/28/30/36/48-inch extra heavy planer and smoother1897
272Planer/matcherB
301Single-cylinder 20" or 24" planer/matcher/moulderB
M 3Power boring and mortising machine (solid chisel)A
M 7Arm sander (articulated-arm sander)A
M 10Foot-feed stave jointerA
M 14Blind slat tenoner1897, A
M 15Wood lathe (12" or 14" swing)A
M 16Scroll sawing machine1897, A
M 18Carriage sander (36" or 42" horizontal disk)A
M 19Rip saw tableA
M 19DCombined rip and cross-cut saw table1897, A
M 21Sash, door and blind clampA
M 23Light column-mounted boring machineA
M 24Panel raising head, arbor and buideA
M 26Band saw setting and filing machine1897, A
M 31Variable power-feed dowel machineA
M 37Hand-feed miter machine (miter chopper)A
M 38Circular re-sawing machine1897, A
M 40 FFoot-operated blind wiring machine1897, A
M 40 HHand-operated blind wiring machine1897, A
M 41Sash dovetailing machine1897, A
M 43Double emery grinderA
M 48Combination saw bench and dado machine1897 A
M 50Chair back benderA
M 53Double blind wiring machine1897, A
M 52 (Nos. 1-5)Saw arbors1897, A
M 56Veneer pressA
M 58Rip saw tableA
M 61Lock-corner box machineA
M 62Gravity-swing cut-off saw1897, A
M 63Spindle carving machineA
M 64Combined variety rip and cross-cut sawA
M 65 (No. 2)Power- or hand-feed rip saw1897, A
M 66Swing cut-off saw1897, A
M 6730" or 36" C-frame band sawA
M 68Equalizing saw for spoke making1897, A
M 70Double rip and cross-cut saw1897, A
M 72Light horizontal borer (arbor style)A
M 73 (Imperial)Triple-drum 8-roll sanding machineA
M 74Horizontal shaperA
M 75Heavy sash, door and blind clampA
M 76 (No. 1)48" band re-sawA
M 77Automatic knife grinderA
M 78Foot-feed miter machine (miter chopper)1897, A
M 79Self-feed gang rip saw1897, A
M 8228x48 factory truckA
M 83Cowan band saw blade guidesA
M 85 8Light column-mounted boring machineA
M 85 GLight column-mounted boring machineA
M 86Combination rip and cross-cut saw, wood frame and table1897, A
M 91Extra-heavy automatic knife grinderA
M 92Universal vertical boring machineA
M 93 (No. 3)Double spindle shaper1897, A
M 94Variable power-feed rip sawA
M 95Wood lathe (16" swing)A
M 96Wood lathe (18", 20" or 22" swing)A
M 97Double belt sander1897, A
M 99Wood lathe (24" or 26" swing)A
M 107Tenoning machineA
M 115Double spindle pedestal shaper1897, A
M 11640" band re-sawA
M 116Band saw setterA
M 117Adjustable miter machine (miter chopper)1897, A
M 122Lath cutting machineA
M 125Hollow arm sander (articulated-arm sander)A
M 128Vertical wood-column boring machineA
M 132Planer knife grinderA
M 135Sash and door relisherA
M 137Sash clampA
M 138Heavy power-feed rip saw1897, A
M 138Extra-heavy power-feed rip sawA
M 139Variety saw1897, A
M 140A38" double disk sanderA
M 140B28½" disk and 12" drum sanderA
M 140CDrum sanderA
M 141 A (No. 7)Planer/matcherB
M 141 B (No. 10)Planer/matcher1897, B
M 141 C (No. 5)Planer/matcher1897, B
M 143Single emery grinderA
M 144Blind slat re-sawing machine1897, A
M 150Band saw filing machineA
M 153Oscillating spindle sanderA
M 154 (No. 1)Double spindle shaper1897, A
M 155 (No. 1)42" disk and 18" drum sanderA
M 15628" or 30" bracket band saw (post mounted)A
M 157 (No. 1)48" band re-saw for box and veneer workA
M 158 (No. 12)24" or 26" surface planerA
M 159 (No. 11)Planer/matcherB
M 161 (No. 2)42" disk and 18" double drum sanderA
M 162 (No. 12½)Double cylinder 26" planerB
M 163Cornering or rounding machineA
M 164Power-feed railway cut-off sawA
M 165Revolving case clampA
M 166Combination sawA
M 167 (No. 0)Heavy 54" band re-sawA
M 170 (No. 00)Extra-heavy 60" band re-sawA
M 17142" band re-sawA
M 173End matcherB
M 174Floor boring machine (matcher attachment)B
M 176Double loose-belt sanderA
M 177Double cylinder 26/30/36 inch planerB
M 18336" Square-column solid-wheel band sawA
M 185Reversible spindle shaperA
M 189Hollow-chisel power-feed horizontal mortiserA
M 190Hollow-chisel foot-feed horizontal mortiserA
M 192Dado machine1897, A
M 193Sash, door and blind mortiser and relisher1897, A
M 194Gang dovetailing machine1897, A
M 195Radial 2-spindle horizontal boring machineA
M 19644" band rip sawA
M 197Variety saw with boring attachmentA
M 199Universal sander (14" horizontal belt sander)A
M 200Swelled front veneer pressA
M 204Double-cylinder 9" or 15" planer/matcherB
M 207Cut-off saw (tablesaw)A
M 206Swing cut-off sawA
M 208Rip saw tableA
M 209Power feed box-board matcherB
M 210Double cylinder 26" or 30" surface planerB
M 213Power mortising machine (solid chisel)A
M 21515" Planer/matcherB
M 216Light cut-off sawA
M 2178" moulderA
M 220 ARevolving-bed 24" surface planerB
M 220 CRevolving-bed 26" surface planerB
M 220 DRevolving-bed 24" strip surface planer1897, B
M 22226" or 30" Planer/matcher/timber-sizerB
M 224Tenoning machineA
M 225Combination saw and dado machineA
M 227Double-cylinder planer/matcherB
M 230Variety saw with boring and mortising attachmentA
M 233Double-cylinder 24" planer/matcherB
M 236Chain saw mortiserA
M 24924" Planer/matcherB
M 252Double-cylinder 24" planer/matcherB
M 253Double-cylinder 24" planer/matcherB
M 254Double surface 24 or 26" planerB
M 271Miter machine
M 285Double surface 26" or 30" 4-roll planerB
Rolling-carriage cut-off sawA
Radial 2-spindle boring machineA
Pulleys, belts, standsA
Cowan patent matching headsA
5 inch 1-side sash moulder1897
6 inch 1-, 3- or 4-side moulder1897
7/8/9 inch 3- or 4-side moulder1897
10 inch 3- or 4-side moulder1897
10 inch patent revolving bed 3- or 4-side moulder1897
12 inch patent revolving bed 3- or 4-side moulder1897
12 inch 3- or 4-side moulder1897
Improved double-head panel raiser and double sticker combined1897
25/26/38/30/36 inch "Whitney" planer1897
Improved pedestal tenoning machine1897
PeerlessPedestable double spindle shaping machine and dovetailing attachment
36" Improved band saw machine
36" Improved band saw machine
30" Improved bracket band saw
Scroll saw, iron table1897
Rip saw table, iron frame, wooden top1897
Carriage cut-off saw, iron frame1897
New roller carriage cut-off saw, iron frame1897
Railway cutting-off saw table1897
Iron frame swing cut-off saw1897
Invincible3-drum sand papering machine1897
Diagonal door planing and polishing machine1897
Improved (horizontal) sand belt1897
Whitney furniture gauge lathe1897
Power-feed rod, pin and dowel machine1897