In 1885 this firm was manufacturing a scroll saw.
Information Sources
- From Sessional Papers, Legislature of the Province of Ontario. "Official list of prizes awarded at the Grand Dominion and Fortieth Provincial Exhibition of the Agriculture and Arts Association of Ontario, held at London, from September 7th to 12th, 1885." 2nd best jig saw, Cooper & Co., Strathroy, $4.00
- From an undated catalog from Hermann Loog, Limited, London, "Sole agents for Singer and Wheeler-Wilson sewing machines"
The firm of Cooper & Co., Strathroy, Ontario, are introducing to Canada and the United States a novel foot power for sewing machines, called "Holden's Foot Power." It is a swing motion, forward and back, the feet being places in a couple of stirrups suspended at a suitable height and connecting with a crank, which runs...