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1920-28: Metal Products Manufacturing Company (121 5th Ave. So. Mpls.)

1928-30: Thiem Manufacturing Company (129 5th Ave. So Mpls.)

We were unable to locate any information on this company in our files. We checked in the book "American Gas Engines Since 1872" and Thiem is listed only in the index of manufacturers.

Roger's engine has some castings very similar in style to those on Gene DeCamp's inverted engine (featured as the Restoration of the Month in this issue, see pages 30-31). The base, block and valve cages are very similar, and both engines may be the work of the same designer, pattern maker or foundry. If anyone has any information on this engine or related collectibles, please contact Roger (Roger Moe, 36911 200th St., Springfield, MN 56087-4000), or me at Farm Collector.

Inverted engines of any make are quire rare and are a treasured part of an engine collector's collection. Most were built around the turn of the century, when gas engines were in the beginning stages of development. A collector can hunt a whole lifetime and not get a chance to own one. Good hunting: the spring swap meet season is just around the corner.

A collector for 26 years, Wayne Walker Jr. is the marketing director and a columnist for Farm Collector.


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