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noncompos
07-02-2007 11:56:10
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Re: American Engine Co. in reply to Bill Brox, 07-01-2007 13:33:24
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Bill, Bill, Bill...c'mon, it's not all that impossible; use the old noggin a little here...A: they're on a list of traction engine m'f'r's...B: they're listed as marine eng builders 1892, 2cyl, 2-30 HP, Detroit, MI...C: Wayne L on Smokstak 9-9-03 actually has one, and sez there's a pic of it on pg 24 of American Gasoline Engines (Wikipedia says none known to exist, so they're apparently RARE)...D: you'll have to be careful not to confuse wih the American Engine Co, FH Ball, Gen Mgr, Bound Brook, NJ, and probably Jersey City, NJ, which built American stream engines, sometimes called American Ball engines (the 100HP in London is almost certainly American Ball) AND there's almost certainly other "American Engine Co"s out there, it's such a common name...SO: 1: post to marine engine etc sites and every antique engine site you can find; 2: get a copy of American Gasoline Engines, and Wendels Ency, the one with the 900 names (check your library) to see what they say; 3: contact Wayne, see what he's found; 4: rummage around in Detroit M'f'r's histories for American Engine Co, and Detroit library research service, etc etc etc...you're just getting started, it's all there somewhere... OH: "here in Norway: Norway MI?...IA?...MI?...or Norway, like in Scandinavia?"
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