> I had looked at them, but the combination is about CAD$17, while
> the Allegro 3982 is under $7

Quite. The L297 would not be my first choice on price. For what it
does it's an expensive IC

Have you had a look inside any printers or fax machines ? There's at
least one driver in each, often two. Motors are about the amperage of
yours. Would be a source of part numbers at least
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