Company History
4/23/2013 11:37:55 AM
D.C. Stover contributed this engine cooling tank
with control valves to gas engine production.
1/9/2013 2:56:26 PM
New Holland Machine Company history is rich with innovation and lucky business decisions. Uncover the story of how the huge cylindrical bales made by New Holland balers dot the landscape wherever hay or straw must be packaged today.
10/1/2012 10:20:47 AM
Bob Eley shares some information about the Motsinger Device Mfg. Co., the Auto Sparker and its inventor, Homer N. Motsinger.
9/17/2012 11:40:33 AM
A circa 1929 50 HP Otto diesel engine on display at the Coolspring Power Museum
8/26/2011 12:08:08 PM
Part 2 of 2: A closer look at the various farm engines in the Ingeco line, including hopper-cooled farm engines, vertical engines and air-cooled engines.
7/6/2011 11:51:48 AM
Early ads help piece together early history of Ingeco engines and their acquisition by Worthington.
2/28/2011 9:57:43 AM
The Gunnedah Rural Museum in New South Wales, Australia, is looking for an injection fuel pump for a Petter engine.
1/24/2011 3:37:45 PM
A look at the original price listings for Stover gas engines.
1/24/2011 12:25:40 PM
An overview of the corporate history of the Vim Motor Co., producers of both marine engines and portable farm engines.
12/23/2010 12:08:35 PM
A brief history of the Ottawa Engine Company, which produced gasoline engines, woven fence and other farm equipment
11/16/2010 10:53:10 AM
Bill Winkler’s 1900 4 HP Lennox finally sees the light of day and offers a glimpse of the early days of a famous company.
11/15/2010 4:54:09 PM
A few years ago, I came across an Lubroleine Gas Engine Oil can with a Stover Engine Works endorsement.
11/12/2010 4:22:00 PM
Verne Kindschi is probably as surprised as anyone to see where his fascination for Fuller & Johnson gas engines has led.
10/1/2010 3:41:13 PM
Titusville, Pa., and the role it played in the history of oil.
9/30/2010 3:24:59 PM
John Eaton, president of The Oil Well Supply Co., wrote a history of oil well machinery in 1907. This fascinating history traces the earliest attempts to extract oil in Titusville, Pa., up to the "modern" drilling rigs of his day.
9/30/2010 2:11:16 PM
The original bill of sale for a 1909 White-Lily antique gas engine.
9/30/2010 1:42:19 PM
Peter Lowe offers an update on the Root and Vandervoort antique gas engine registry of serial numbers.
9/28/2010 4:59:59 PM
D. C. Stover was no different than his contemporaries as is shown by this clever Stover advertising pamphlet from the late 1800s.
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.
9/9/2010 11:08:27 AM
Much like genealogy fills in the gaps of a family tree, gas engine registries help collectors understand a company’s history and quantify what history remains.
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
D.C. Stover, founder of the Stover Engine Works, and his legacy in Freeport, Ill.
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 provides shipping information about Stover gas engines, straight from the factory records.
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.
10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Let's Talk Rusty Iron: Sam Moore covers early highlights of the Ford Motor Co. and the development of the Model T.
9/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
The history of Aspinwall companies is hard to trace.
6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Brothers John L. McKinney and James Curtis McKinney were early figures in the history of oil, and were successful oil barons at the time they purchased Titusville Iron Works.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Leader traction engines and threshers are rare finds today.
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
The Arrow Engine Co., Tulsa, Okla., is still making flywheel gas engines for the oil field.
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
John Deere, the venerable farm equipment company famous for the world’s first steel plow, tractors, and many other farm equipment products, also sold oil field engines, although in a limited capacity.
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
10/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Known these days for its lawn mowers, Toro Mfg. Co. once manufactured its own gas engines.
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 information 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.
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Vintage photo of a Snow engine in the main generating station of the Olean, Bradford and Salamanca Railway Co.
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, 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.”
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
The Appleton Company's beginnings as a farm equipment manufacturer in Appleton, Wisconsin, to engine manufacturing in Batavia, Illinois
1/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Collector finds a pair of rare antique engines with the Woolery and Maxi Motor.
8/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
A brief history of the Shaw Manufacturing Company, from the beginning in Galesburg, Kan., to the successful line of Shaw equipment
8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Larry Powell shares some history of his 1942 model 32 military scooter, built by Cushman Motor Works during WWII.
3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Learn how Briggs & Stratton Co., the largest producer of small gas engines, got its start
12/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
A history of Cummings Model F serial number 8165, built by the Cummins Engine Company and purchased by Colonel H.H. Rogers of the Standard Oil Company.
10/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
The Aermotor Windmill Corporation's recognizable line of gas engines.
11/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
The Aermotor catalog listed a complete line of hand pumps, cylinders, wood.
5/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Not just gas engines: A brief history of D.C. Stover's Stover Engine Works
11/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
The winding history of the Turner Manufacturing Company, who made Simplicity engines in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
3/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
A gas engine hobbyist and fan of Fuller & Johnson engines shares some of the fruits of his research. Originally published as "EARLY MODELS OF FULLER & JOHNSON ENGINES" in the March/April 1968 issue of Gas Engine Magazine.
9/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
This month's article is about a historically important engine that is little known in America - the Hornsby-Akroyd vaporizing oil engine. It uses heavy oil fuels and was significant in the development of today's Diesel, but has lots of peculiarities of its own.