Collections
4/24/2013 1:43:41 PM
A 1902 8 HP Bates & Edmonds engine with generating set on display at the Coolspring Power Museum.
2/20/2013 12:34:23 PM
A 1918 65 HP Blaisdell air-compressing engine on display at the Coolspring Power Museum.
12/21/2012 1:57:48 PM
Engine collector specializes in rare and unique gas engines like Stickney engines and Empire engines
12/17/2012 10:40:07 AM
A circa 1898 10 HP Watkins engine on display at the Coolspring Power Museum.
11/19/2012 10:07:02 AM
Coolspring Spotlight: 1912 35 HP Reeves Engineering Co. vertical gas engine on display at the Coolspring Power Museum.
12/20/2011 11:09:05 AM
Ohio show gives friends a chance to show off restored antique gas engines
11/1/2011 9:02:43 AM
Looking back at the long history of gas engines.
10/31/2011 11:34:57 AM
Mike Raisch’s circa-1890 6 HP Van Duzen is living history
8/26/2011 3:56:37 PM
A look at two of David Miller’s favorite Root & Vandervoort antique engines.
8/26/2011 12:35:24 PM
Stover Stuff: Stover engine nut Ed Krogull’s interesting Stover Ideal Duplex #0 feed grinder and Stover type YA.
7/20/2011 11:02:20 AM
Collector goes back to his roots by focusing on Wisconsin-built gasoline farm engines, including Lauson-Lawton, Farmer’s Friend and Badger engines.
5/13/2011 11:15:02 AM
"Coolspring: Discovering America's Finest Antique Engine Museum" profiles the engines and buildings at Coolspring Power Museum in Coolspring, Pa.
11/16/2010 1:37:18 PM
The Circa-1904 10 HP Columbus “camstopping” engine on display at the Coolspring Power Museum in Coolspring, Pa., embodies a sideshaft design and a unique hit-and-miss governor.
9/28/2010 4:36:26 PM
The Circa-1899 30 HP Crossley Brothers Type S "Otto" gas engine on display at the Coolspring Power Museum was one of 3,020 made in 1899 – a record year for Crossley Brothers Co.
9/17/2010 12:41:15 PM
A small sampling of John Wilcox's contribution to Gas Engine Magazine and the gas engine hobby as a whole.
9/9/2010 2:19:04 PM
From spelunking to antique gas engines, John Wilcox was a highly educated man of many interests. The gas engine hobby lost one of its largest figures with his passing on Sept. 1, 2010.
7/23/2010 2:35:57 PM
This circa-1896 3 HP Olds antique engine with the pleasantly open crankcase and gasoline-fired hot tube ignition was designed by Ransom E. Olds, and built in his father’s shop in Lansing, Mich.
4/30/2010 2:33:44 PM
Circa-1908 150 HP Turner-Fricke engine on display at Coolspring Power Museum, Coolspring, Pa.
8/4/2009 2:20:14 PM
The hobby of collecting antique engines, past and present.
6/22/2009 10:45:30 AM
Bill Briney’s engine collection includes very nice, very rare pieces – from junkyards.
6/22/2009 8:50:31 AM
Engine collecting brothers David and Steve Ford have some amazing engines in their collection. Among them are a 1906 6 HP Massey-Harris that David inherited and a 4 HP Rockford that Steve inherited. In both instances, the stories behind the engines are almost more interesting than the engines themselves.
6/17/2009 2:17:41 PM
Young Iron: Mark Mohney
6/16/2009 8:57:10 AM
Career antique gas engine collectors Kenny and Wendy Wolf share their tips.
6/8/2009 4:29:38 PM
A father and son team up to build a working Rumely OilPull model
11/14/2008 4:49:49 PM
Young Iron profile of Sarah Riffle and Bethanie Riffle.
11/14/2008 12:19:14 PM
Dave Pence's extensive engine collection began with a 1915 1 HP IHC Mogul.
11/13/2008 4:18:22 PM
Dr. Paul Harvey's 1895 30 HP New Era on display at the Coolspring Power Museum, Coolspring, PA.
11/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
From 0-to-100, Minnesota collector's antique gas engine collection keeps on growing.
12/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
California mining engine finds a carburetor, originally bought for a Fairbanks-Morse restoration.
11/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association boasts an impressive antique gas engine collection and museum.
10/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
New Mexico collector showcases oddball old engines, like a Kelly Hotball, and tractors, like the Ford 8N Funk
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Jerry Swanson's family ties to the Ottawa Engine Company are the basis of his collection of the Kansas engines
12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Dedicated collector of rare Gade engines sees his collection grow to include a full set
10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Wisconsin man's collection of farm collectibles, including hot air engines and a boat tail speedster, brings the past to life.
2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Rescued and restored Jaeger concrete mixers
5/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
Meet the Ohio farmer/engineer with a pumping station full of big engines. Originally published as "A TRIP TO TRAIL RUN (BUCKEYE RAMBLINGS)" in the May/June 1968 issue of Gas Engine Magazine.
3/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
In praise of tractor collectors—and one collector in particular—who are just getting started. Originally published as "SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH" in the March/April 1968 issue of Gas Engine Magazine.
9/1/1966 12:00:00 AM
Some men are content to collect washing machine engines but John Wilcox is doing a good job of preserving the large gas engines as well.
1/1/1966 12:00:00 AM
A reader shares a few stories about his old engine collection. Originally published as "LETTER" in the January/February 1966 issue of Gasoline Engine Magazine.