Engines A-Z
Engines A-Z
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.
7/23/2010 2:26:24 PM
Collector rescues a 1944 370 HP Climax antique gas engine from certain demise in a junkyard blast furnace.
7/23/2010 2:16:25 PM
Technical specifications for a 1-1/2 HP Bates & Edmonds Bulldog antique gas engine.
7/23/2010 2:11:36 PM
Technical specifications for a 4 HP Borden & Selleck antique gas engine.
7/14/2010 11:58:44 AM
A 1936 3/4 HP Maytag is a young collector's first antique gas engine.
5/5/2010 11:54:06 AM
Ralph Harmon's 1-1/2 HP Perkin's air-cooled engine.
5/4/2010 1:12:38 PM
Profile of an 8 HP Brandon gas engine.
5/4/2010 1:07:32 PM
Profile of a 2-1/2 HP Associated Hired Man gas engine.
5/4/2010 1:04:04 PM
Profile of a circa 1910 1-3/4 HP Associated gas engine.
5/4/2010 12:58:28 PM
Profile of a circa 1917 1 HP Alamo Blue Line gas engine.
5/4/2010 12:53:47 PM
Profile of the 1925 5 HP Alamo gas engine.
5/4/2010 12:48:50 PM
Profile of the 1914 10 HP Advance gas engine.
5/4/2010 11:54:51 AM
This is a 1920 5 HP Majestic engine coupled to a 1910 Diamond 6-inch cone burr mill mounted on a John Deere elevator cart.
5/4/2010 11:46:57 AM
Information request for Briggs and Stratton powered train.
4/30/2010 2:33:44 PM
Circa-1908 150 HP Turner-Fricke engine on display at Coolspring Power Museum, Coolspring, Pa.
4/30/2010 2:17:52 PM
John Smietana’s impressive antique marine engine.
4/30/2010 1:38:35 PM
Finding old engines on location these days is becoming hard to do. To find one still on the job at its original job site is a rare thing, indeed. Such an engine exists at the Fly Creek Cider Mill in Fly Creek, N.Y., a few minutes from Cooperstown.
4/29/2010 2:02:17 PM
Sign yields bargain-priced 1908 2-1/2 HP IHC Famous.
4/29/2010 1:12:11 PM
Steve Barr's sharp 1909 2 HP Challenge.
3/11/2010 5:12:56 PM
1915 6 HP Termaat & Monahan gas engine.
3/11/2010 5:08:36 PM
1921 1-1/2 HP Worthington gas engine.
3/11/2010 5:04:18 PM
1912 1-1/2 HP Fuller & Johnson operated lawnmower
3/10/2010 2:09:42 PM
1909 40 HP Foos Type S antique engine on display at Coolspring Power Museum, Coolspring, Pa.
3/9/2010 9:53:09 AM
A very rare 1889 2 HP Regan vapor engine gets the restoration it deserves.
3/9/2010 9:38:35 AM
Seeking information on a 2-1/2 HP Surplex engine bought at auction.
2/12/2010 3:37:30 PM
The design of the Springfield gas engine was quite unusual and featured an overhead camshaft and fuel injection.
2/10/2010 10:23:47 AM
Some engines have a story that’s almost more fascinating than the engine it’s attached to.
12/28/2009 4:19:34 PM
Pre-1910 1-1/2 HP Globe submitted to Engines A-Z by Robert Kubisch, Martinsville, NJ.
12/28/2009 4:11:40 PM
1917 1-1/2 HP Fuller & Johnson submitted to Engines A-Z by Roger Kirchner, Lomira, Wis.
12/28/2009 4:06:53 PM
1924 1-1/4 HP Baker submitted to Engines A-Z by Roger Kirchner, Lomira, Wis.
12/28/2009 3:32:16 PM
The John Deere Type EP was the company’s attempt at combating dusty field conditions in the American South.
12/28/2009 1:30:10 PM
This 1908 15 HP Otto was used by the Roebling family - builders of the Brooklyn Bridge.
12/28/2009 1:14:43 PM
Lengthy restoration paying off for 1917 3 HP Novo.
12/24/2009 11:35:43 AM
It's hard to miss Mike Shaffer’s display, a circa-1900 2 HP Havana “Red & Ready” pumping engine, complete with walking beam.
12/24/2009 11:24:10 AM
Wondering what would be the cheapest way to go with the ignition on a 1-1/2 HP Hercules.
12/17/2009 11:59:01 AM
One of the two known Samson mine hoist engines.
10/30/2009 1:27:19 PM
1920 1/2 HP New Holland gas engine.
10/30/2009 1:24:05 PM
1905 5 HP Gray gas engine.
10/29/2009 5:08:58 PM
Profile of the circa 1898 40 HP Climax gas engine on display at the Coolspring Power Museum, Coolspring, Pa.
10/29/2009 2:31:04 PM
Some creative restoration was required to get a very rough Sattley running again.
10/29/2009 2:14:26 PM
Collector makes use of some extra bar stock and a lot of ingenuity to build a 3 HP homemade hit-and-miss gas engine.
10/29/2009 2:02:05 PM
Collector uses elbow grease to bring a 4 HP American Railroad Appliance Co. engine back to life.
10/28/2009 5:28:14 PM
One family’s close relationship with an engine restorer.
10/28/2009 11:52:28 AM
15-20 HP Carl Anderson Co. engine gets a 21st century tune-up to run properly.
10/28/2009 10:45:42 AM
Russell Farmer stumbles upon a 20 HP Pattin Bros. engine converted to diesel.
10/28/2009 9:51:23 AM
Bill Storms' 2 HP New Holland, restored and repainted by Larry Lietzel and Barry Strawser.
10/22/2009 10:24:21 AM
Bill Winkler's fine souvenir from the 2008 Coolspring Summer Expo.
9/3/2009 11:32:40 AM
Wild fire threatens 1911 50 HP Fairbanks-Morse Type RE at Mt. Wilson Observatory.
8/4/2009 2:20:14 PM
The hobby of collecting antique engines, past and present.
7/28/2009 4:48:36 PM
There’s plenty to admire on Art Gaier’s 1910 2-1/2 HP Aermotor.
7/28/2009 3:11:43 PM
One collector’s pursuit of a Big 6 HP Sandwich.
7/28/2009 3:01:57 PM
This early Domestic stationary engine was shipped from the Shippensburg, Pa., factory to a Mr. Black in nearby Fort Loudon, Pa., on Oct. 12, 1905. It was used there to power a wood-working shop.
7/28/2009 2:36:09 PM
Teamwork and ingenuity repair manifold on a 1914 Waterman B-2 marine engine.
7/28/2009 2:11:43 PM
Young Iron: Seth McKitrick
7/28/2009 1:59:41 PM
1904 2-1/2 HP Samson benefits from 45 years of barn storage
7/28/2009 12:53:56 PM
32 HP Oil Well Supply engine is latest addition to growing collection
7/28/2009 11:55:23 AM
Purchasing and restoring an Oil City Boiler Works/South Penn cross-breed engine turned into an adventure for one man and his club.
7/28/2009 11:08:05 AM
Dale and Luella Martin's 1-1/2 HP New Holland.
7/28/2009 11:03:07 AM
Sam Harman's 1910 2 HP Geiser.
7/28/2009 10:59:14 AM
Mike and Mondie Cartwright's 1907 7 HP Foos.
7/28/2009 10:52:02 AM
Circa 1909 2-1/2 HP Dempster.
7/27/2009 4:36:29 PM
1912 15 HP Remington
7/23/2009 10:30:14 AM
It doesn’t take more than a glance at Steve Royster’s 2 HP gearless McVicker engine to know that you’re looking at something special.
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.
6/9/2009 5:07:56 PM
Peter Rooke finally finishes the restoration of his Bates & Edmonds Bull Dog by making a new igniter bracket and installing
a Webster magneto – Part 2 of 2.
6/8/2009 4:44:46 PM
Early 1900s 25 HP engine appears to be one-of-a-kind
6/8/2009 4:06:21 PM
1926 7 HP Fuller & Johnson finally overcomes bad luck with igniters.
6/8/2009 3:55:36 PM
Most people remember the firsts in life: their first bike, their first car and their first kiss. But only engine collectors can add their first engine. And mine was a 1919 1-1/2 HP Economy.
6/5/2009 5:09:42 PM
This is the oldest known International Harvester Co. engine and possibly the company’s 33rd engine constructed.
6/5/2009 4:53:29 PM
Circa 1920s 5 HP Friend
6/5/2009 4:49:43 PM
1918 2-1/2 HP Empire
6/5/2009 4:42:27 PM
1918 3-1/2 HP Empire
6/5/2009 4:34:52 PM
1905 4 HP Bates & Edmonds Imperial
6/5/2009 4:24:32 PM
3 HP Cushman Cub
5/7/2009 3:59:27 PM
Tom Winkler’s beautifully restored 1904 6 HP C.P. & J. Lauson.
5/7/2009 3:41:29 PM
Collector buys a very early 1926 Model FH Briggs & Stratton off eBay.
5/7/2009 1:55:04 PM
3/4-scale replica of the 1867 1/2 HP Otto-Langen engine on display at Coolspring Power Museum.
5/7/2009 11:55:11 AM
1923 2 HP Witte
5/7/2009 11:28:46 AM
1898 5 HP Weber
5/7/2009 11:17:36 AM
1922 2-1/2 HP Lindsay Alamo
5/7/2009 11:14:31 AM
1907 3 HP McVicker
5/7/2009 11:09:20 AM
1912 2 HP Economy
4/28/2009 3:12:19 PM
Cliff Dawson's 2 HP Nelson Bros. spends life serving tourist area in Ontario, Canada.
4/2/2009 1:45:35 PM
A rare 1/2 HP New Holland, year unknown, bought at an auction in 1966.
4/2/2009 10:50:11 AM
A 1919 9 HP Galloway with a remarkable original paint job.
3/31/2009 5:12:11 PM
This particular Superior engine drove a flour mill at the Reedy Milling Co. in Reedy, W.Va. It was removed from the mill in 1967 and brought to Coolspring in 1976.
3/31/2009 5:04:09 PM
The operation of R.A. Lister & Co. Ltd. of Dursley, England, made many different gas and diesel engines over many decades. One of the best sellers was the single-flywheel D-type gas engine.
3/31/2009 4:57:08 PM
Mike Trotnic reflects on the time-honored tradition of passing on gas engines.
3/30/2009 4:18:37 PM
A son reflects on collecting engines with his father, who just passed away.
3/30/2009 4:12:55 PM
Some engines need a little more TLC than others. Brandon Perry, Farmington, Calif., found such an engine in a 1906 4 HP West Coast.
3/30/2009 4:07:59 PM
2-1/2 HP Bates and Edmonds Bull Dog engine profile.
3/30/2009 4:03:04 PM
1911 1-1/2 HP Dazzle Patch Model N engine profile.
3/30/2009 3:59:44 PM
1912 1-1/2 HP Dan Patch Model N engine profile.
3/30/2009 3:55:45 PM
1912 9 HP Alamo engine profile.
3/30/2009 3:51:55 PM
1919 1-1/2 HP Alamo engine
3/30/2009 3:48:28 PM
1897 6 HP Camden Anchor-Rockland Machine
3/30/2009 3:42:54 PM
Collector traces history of engine through pages of GEM.
2/13/2009 10:40:40 AM
Dick Bouma's rare half-breed engine features an M. Lytle & Son cylinder on a Gibbs, Russell & Co. bed.
1/30/2009 9:42:09 AM
Greg Wakeman traded a Model-T Ford for this 1902 5 HP web-spoke Samson.
1/23/2009 12:21:37 PM
Stan Ellerbeck wasn't going to let anything keep him from finishing this 1869 12 HP Gibbs & Sterrett.