John M. Rowan and Co
of Atlas Foundry, East Milton Street, Glasgow
Engineers and machine tool makers.[1]
1839 'TO RAILWAY COMPANIES, CONTRACTORS, &c.— The Subscribers have at present for Sale two new six-wheeled Locomotive Engines, suitable for 4-feet 8.5-inch gauge, having 13-inch cylinders, 18-inch stroke, 5-feet 6-inch driving-wheels, copper fire-boxes, 130 brass tubes, &c. &c., all got up in the very best style, and of the very best materials. They will be found in every respect well worth the attention of parties requiring such. JOHN M. ROWAN AND CO. Atlas Works, Glasgow, 8th October, 1839.'[2]
1842 Engines for the PS Telegraph (2)
1843 Bankrupt. John Martin Rowan and Co., engineers and millwrights, in Glasgow.[3]
1857 Bankrupt. ROWAN & COMPANY, engineers and ironfounders in Glasgow, as a company, and John Martin Rowan. engineer and ironfounder there, the sole partner aforesaid, and as an individual.[4]
1870 John M. Rowan of Rowan and Co, Atlas Works, East Milton Street, Glasgow.