Antique Engines

The antique engine hobby, past and present.


1936 3/4 HP Maytag
By Christian Williams
11-year-old Jarrett Hall's first antique gas engine.
The Naphtha Engine
By Paul Towne
An overview of naphtha engines.
1913 10 HP Stover Model X
By Leslie C. McDaniel
California mining engine finds a carburetor originally bought for a Fairbanks-Morse restoration. 
1909 40 HP Foos Type S
By Preston Foster
The 1909 40 HP Foos Type S on display at Coolspring Power Museum in Coolspring, Pa. 

Explore more articles that document the past and present of the antique engine hobby:
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• Antique Engine Collections 


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