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Manufacturers Index - Canedy-Otto Manufacturing Co.
Last Modified: Aug 5 2008 8:53PM by Jeff_Joslin
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This company was founded by William Eaton Canedy and Albert T. Otto. It dates back to 1894, and probably a bit earlier than that. It went out of business in 1942.

In their earlier days Canedy-Otto primarily made blacksmithing equipment, such as post drills and blowers. In later years they made heavy-duty drill presses. Their post drills and drill presses are what qualify them for inclusion in this list of woodworking machinery manufacturers.

The names "SNOW", "Royal", or "Royal H Western Chief" appear on some Canedy-Otto products. They used the "Tiger" name for their economy line.

Information Sources

  • Listed in the EAIA's Directory of American Toolmakers, with a single data point of 1894.
  • The Directory of American Toolmakers also lists Canedy Manufacturing Co.: "The company, which was also called C.M. CO., made hand cranked blowers with the brand name WESTERN CHIEF and forges. They were succeeded by the Canedy-Otto Mfg. Co. Their only Chicago listing is in an 1890 directory; they may have worked in Grove before that."
  • Correspondent Ken Lyons learned from the Office of the Illinois Secretary of State at Canedy-Otto Manufacturing Co. was voluntarily dissolved on 1942-04-08.
  • An email correspondent reports that he has a Canedy-Otto Mount Royal drill press from the 1950s; he learned that they ceased manufacturing in 1956. We are not certain how to reconcile this information with the above information; most likely some separate corporate entity made Canedy-Otto products after the original company shut down.