Company History
7/23/2010 1:55:15 PM
It's the people that make antique engine collecting fun and with that in mind, we’ve enclosed some photos of more Stover gas engine friends.
4/29/2010 3:22:25 PM
Steve Royster purposely "un-restored" his 1905 5-1/2 HP Stover Type C.
3/9/2010 11:19:40 AM
3 HP Fairbanks-Morse Model Z compressor engine at home with towboat it helped start more than 60 years ago.
3/9/2010 10:16:26 AM
Some of the folks Joe Maurer met at farm shows in 2009 and a look at the Stover Junior.
12/28/2009 12:56:52 PM
The legacy of Daniel Carroll Stover.
12/28/2009 11:31:58 AM
Famous for its washing machines and gasoline engines, Maytag began with quite a different commodity in mind.
11/16/2009 3:33:55 PM
Joe Maurer's Stover gas engine registry.
11/5/2009 1:47:06 PM
Glenn Karch was recognized world-wide as an authority on the Hercules Gas Engine Co.
10/29/2009 1:54:02 PM
A vintage photo of Union men at the Stover foundry taken by J.L. Wareham of Freeport, Ill.
8/4/2009 2:20:14 PM
The hobby of collecting antique engines, past and present.
7/28/2009 2:54:44 PM
My friend Troy Rudy has had a great Stover engine poster for several years. Not only is it a picture of an early upright engine, but it also must have been framed by the factory or may have even hung in the factory. Stenciled on the right side of the oak picture frame are the words “Stover Mfg. Co. Freeport, ILL.”
6/8/2009 4:59:51 PM
There is a debate among die-hard Stover fans regarding the date D.C. Stover started building engines, and what type of engine he was building in the beginning.
5/7/2009 2:33:15 PM
Joe Maurer takes a closer look at Stover CT engines.
5/7/2009 12:08:56 PM
After 75 years, Fuller & Johnson has a permanent home.
4/1/2009 10:20:20 AM
As manufacturers refined engine design, there was a shift from the open crankshaft engine to the closed crank system. Stover followed this trend, but a continued demand for the open-style engine forced the company to offer both types.
3/31/2009 5:18:01 PM
Celebrating 100 years of Economy and 95 years of Hercules-built engines.
3/31/2009 4:52:56 PM
Trying to make sense of Briggs & Stratton FH engine serial numbers.
1/27/2009 11:32:18 AM
William Galloway guaranteed his product for five years.
1/23/2009 11:25:34 AM
The Alamo Manufacturing Co. buildings today.
1/22/2009 4:56:56 PM
Stover collectors may be surprised to learn that Stover manufactured an electric light plant.
11/14/2008 4:38:41 PM
A closer look at the Stover records.
11/14/2008 4:14:56 PM
A bit of background on Delco.
9/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Previously unseen photos of Olds Gas Engine Works' manufacturing plants
5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Wolverine manufactured both marine and stationary engines, engines that are rarely - if ever - seen today.
12/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Like its products, the history of Abenaque Machine Works is varied and unique.
12/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Hercules engine history
11/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Hercules Gas Engine Co. history
11/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Engine collector Greg Best, Sarasota, Fla. let us peruse the 1907 White-Blakeslee catalog detailing the company's offerings at that time.
10/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
One such manufacturer's products are normally not associated with the oil field - John Deere.
10/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
The aftermath of the 1910 Gade factory fire.
10/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Hercules Gas Engine Co. historical information
9/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
An engine-related collection that takes up less space in the garage.
9/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Background on the Economy Model B gas engine.
9/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Image of a Type B Witte gas engine from the 1923 Witte Engine Works catalog.
8/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
A brief history of the Sparta Economy Model A gas engine.
8/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
People often ask me about the age of their engine. While it's nice to know what year an engine was manufactured, it's not always easy to determine.
7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Vintage photographs of large industrial engines manufactured by Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp., Cudahy, Wis.
7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Advertisements from the 1914 issue of Oil and Gas Journal.
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Rare Oldsmar gas engine tied to a city-building experiment conducted by Olds Gasoline Engine Works
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Vintage photos of the Ingersoll-Rand Type XG engine compressor.
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
For anyone wondering what is the right fuel spout for a small-block, 3-1/4-inch-bore Hercules-related antique gas engine, this column is for you.
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
A brief history of the Superior Gas Engine Co.
5/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Stiles Bradley restores a pair of Buffalo Olin antique gas engines.
1/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
It was almost 80 years ago that the last Economy engines built by Hercules for Sears catalog sales were made, and today many gas engine hobbyists are restoring these relics from the past. Naturally, owners of these engines want to recreate their engine's original appearance, which includes the engine decals.
1/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
A brief history of the Brown-Cochran Co. of Lorain, Ohio, and a close look at a surviving 4 HP gas engine that featured three valves and one port.
2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Wisconsin engines had a wide variety of uses, from industrial to agricultural, and most people remember these antique engines powering hay balers, water pumps and generators on farms.
5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
The Easy Washing Machine Co. had its roots in a business called Dodge & Zuill, named for two Vermont natives, which manufactured clothes washing devices from 1877. The company went on to develop a motor-driven washing machine powered by an antique engine that was “built just like your automobile motor.”
10/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
The Aermotor Windmill Corporation's recognizable line of gas engines.
5/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Gas engine experiments began in the Stover shops in 1895.