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Cook Mfg Co
Cement mixers became very popular during the early 1900s and obviously these engine powered outfits offered excellent mobility plus a phenomenal reduction in manual labor. The smaller engine sizes were well adapted to this work, with Cook offering this engine and mixer outfit as a complete package. In 1913 Cook Mig. Co. and Kneeland Engine company of Battle Creek, Michigan, merged to form the Cook-Kneeland Company.
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While an exact date of formation is unknown, the Cook people were definitely building engines by 1903. During that year Cook was building stationary engines in several sizes from 2½ to 50 horsepower. A heavy duty sideshaft design was featured. The cylinder and head were cast in one piece with the make-and-break igniter mounted in the head and actuated from the side shaft. A constant level carburetor and fuel pump came as standard equipment, along with a friction drive ignition dynamo. Cook portable engines were identical to the stationary models and were available in 2½ to 20 horsepower sizes.
Tower cooling was featured on the portable engines – this one was especially neat. For many builders of 1905, the cooling tank was just that – a barrel mounted to the frame with appropriate pipe fittings. Like other portables of the time the Cook engines were shipped complete with tongue, doubletrees, and neck yoke.
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