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Cooper (profession), Cooperage
Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * "Cooper", a song by Roxette from the 1999 album ''Have a Nice Day'' * The Cooper Brothers, Canadian southern rock band Businesses and organisations * Cooper (company), an American user experience design and business strategy consulting firm * Cooper Canada, defunct sporting goods manufacturer * Cooper Car Company, British car company **Mini Cooper, the name of several cars * Cooper Chemical Company, an American chemical manufacturer * The Cooper Companies, an American medical device company * Cooper Enterprises, Canadian boat builder ** Cooper 353, Canadian sailboat ** Cooper 416, Canadian sailboat * Cooper Firearms of Montana, an American firearms manufacturer * Cooper Foundation, an American charitable and educational organization * Coopers Inc., now part of Jockey, Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooper (profession)
A cooper is a person trained to make wooden casks, barrels, vats, buckets, tubs, troughs and other similar containers from timber staves that were usually heated or steamed to make them pliable. Journeymen coopers also traditionally made wooden implements, such as rakes and wooden-bladed shovels. In addition to wood, other materials, such as iron, were used in the manufacturing process. The trade is the origin of the surname Cooper. Etymology The word "cooper" is derived from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German ''kūper'' 'cooper' from ''kūpe'' 'cask', in turn from Latin ''cupa'' 'tun, barrel'. Everything a cooper produces is referred to collectively as ''cooperage.'' A cask is any piece of cooperage containing a bouge, bilge, or bulge in the middle of the container. A barrel is a type of cask, so the terms "barrel-maker" and "barrel-making" refer to just one aspect of a cooper's work. The facility in which casks are made is also referred to as a cooperage. As a name In mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooper (motorcycles)
Cooper was a rebadged American brand of off-road motorcycles designed by Frank Cooper and manufactured by Moto Islo in Saltillo, Mexico for distribution in the United States between 1973 and 1975. __TOC__ Company history Origins The Cooper motorcycle company was created in Burbank, California in 1972 by Frank Cooper who, was the American distributor for Maico motorcycles. As the baby boomer generation came of age during the 1960s and 1970s, off-road motorcycling experienced a surge in popularity. Cooper sought to fill a void in the motorcycle marketplace between the less expensive, entry level Japanese motorcycles and the more expensive European motorcycles. Cooper contracted with Isidro Lopez, the owner of a Mexican moped manufacturer named Moto Islo, to build motocross and enduro motorcycles to Cooper's specifications. Using engine parts made in Italy and later, engines made by Sachs, Cooper imported the motorcycles into the United States and sold them as Cooper motorcycles begin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooper (given Name)
Cooper is a male given name of English origin meaning “barrel maker” People with the given name * Cooper Carlisle (born 1977), American professional football player * Cooper Cronk (born 1983), Australian rugby league player * Cooper Edens (born 1945), American author and illustrator of children's books * Cooper Huckabee (born 1951), American film and television actor * Cooper Kupp (born 1993), American football player * Cooper Manning (born 1974), American sports television host and oldest son of Archie Manning and older brother of Peyton Manning and Eli Manning * Cooper Rawson (1876–1946), British businessman and member of Parliament * Cooper Smeaton (1890–1978), Canadian professional ice hockey referee and head coach * Cooper Snyder, member of the Ohio Senate 1979–1996 * Cooper Vuna (born 1987), New Zealand rugby league player * Cooper Wallace (born 1982), American professional football player * Peter Cooper Hewitt (1861–1921), American electrical engineer and invent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooper (surname)
Cooper is an English surname originating in England; see Cooper (profession). Occasionally it is an Anglicized form of the German surname Kiefer. Cooper is the 8th most common surname in Liberia and 27th most common in England. A *Adam Cooper (dancer) (born 1971), actor, choreographer, dancer and theater director *Adrian Cooper (born 1968), American football tight end * Adrienne Cooper (1946–2011), American Yiddish singer, musician and activist *Afua Cooper (born 1957), Jamaican-Canadian poet and academic * Alan Cooper (bishop) (1909–1999), British Anglican bishop *Alan Cooper (born 1952), American creator of Visual Basic * Alan Cooper (biblical scholar), American *Albert Cooper (other), multiple people * Alex Cooper (architect) (born 1936), American architect *Alex Cooper (sailor) (born 1942), Bermudian Olympic sailor *Alex Cooper (footballer) (born 1991), Scottish footballer *Alexander Cooper (1609–1660), English painter *Alfred Cooper (other), multipl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
