[SEL] Another Hunk of Junk

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Curt,

    The opening goes into the combustion chamber and was, I assume, 
where a priming cup would go.  I've got some additional Watkins ads and 
a few show it plugged and others have a priming cup.

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, KY


> Tommy,
> Very nice piece, especially with the governor sitting up high.
> At the front of the water jacket is a boss. On your engine photos it 
> looks like it is plugged.
> On the ads it looks like there is a fancy compression release in that 
> location or perhaps a thermostat? Do you know what it is?
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
>
> Judge Tommy Turner wrote:
>
>> Just got this one.  It needs some TLC but it will be worth the work.  
>> This is an early "Sumner" engine.  Later they were tagged "F.M. 
>> Watkins".  I don't know all the details but evidently Sumner began 
>> building the engines in Covington, KY.  Watkins either bought the 
>> company or bought the rights to manufacture the engine.  Watkins 
>> continued to make them in KY for a period of time after the 
>> acquisition.  Here are a couple of photos of the engine and then some 
>> accompanying info:
>>
>> http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=3009203&a=31718302&p=71496722&f=0 
>>
>>
>> http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=3009203&a=31718302&p=71496724&f=0 
>>
>>
>> Here is an 1895 Sumner Ad:
>>
>> http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=3009203&a=31718302&p=71497336&f=0 
>>
>>
>> Here is an 1899 Watkins Ad (I think they used the Sumner engine 
>> engraving from '95):
>>
>> http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=3009203&a=31718302&p=71497338&f=0 
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> SEL mailing list
> SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
> http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel
>
>