Name/Title
Engine, InboardEntry/Object ID
X2007.609Description
1 Cylinder engine
Records refer to this as a "Wordwell Engine". If that is the manufacturer, than this must be quite an uncommon engine, as it is not listed in Stan Grayson's "Old Marine Engines" or C.H. Wendel's "American Gasoline Engines Since 1872". While the manufacturer, Wordwell, may be unusual, the engine itself is not particularly unique, though it has its interesting elements. This is a one-cylider motor of the type made by scores of manufacturers between 1900-1912. It is a two-stroke-cycle, with a spark plug and a priming cup tapped into the nickel-plated head. The mixture is prepared by an aluminum and brass Schebler carburetor. It has a piston water pump, driven by an eccentric collar around the business end of the crankshaft, near the flange. Another collar at the flywheel end controls the spark; a wooden handle provides a means of tightening the collar. An electrical ground is achieved by binding posts on the water pump.
An interesting engine in restorable condition. EVS 2008Collection
Inboard EnginesAcquisition
Accession
X2007.609Source or Donor
FICAcquisition Method
GiftLocation
Shelf
Row BWall
Rack HBuilding
*Don Doebler Collections Storage Facility
