[SEL] Samson Engine???

[Orrin Iseminger]

Charlie, good to hear from you.  

I remember the engine and you remembered the high bid, correctly.  It seems
to me it was a Regan.  I have pictures of it and I think I might still have
some notes I took that day.  Let me dig around and see if I can come up with
some more information.  Another fellow from our club attended.  I'll pick
his memory, too. 

I'll get back to you on this after I've had a chance to do some checking. 

I had the distinction of paying the most money for a magneto, that day.
With the way prices have been going up since then, it almost seems like a
bargain, now.

Best regards, 

Orrin

Orrin Iseminger
Colton, Washington, USA
http://users.moscow.com/oiseming/lc_ant_p/index.htm
So many projects.  So little time.   

-----Original Message-----
From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Charles R
Bryant
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 5:36 PM
To: SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
Subject: [SEL] Samson Engine???

Question for Orrin Iseminger. Orrin: Remember the Nixon Auction at Sturgis,
SD about 10 years ago where I first met you? There
was an engine there with one flywheel which was on the right side and only a
pulley on the left side. It was a horizontal engine with no hopper. They
said this was an engine built in CA. Two guys who
they said was from Stockton,CA . bought the engine. I know it was the
highest price engine that was sold there and I think it went for about
$15,000. I sent a couple of photos to Rob the Skinner and he said
he had not seen the engine (or ever one like it). The cylinder
and flywheel look similar to a Sampson engine. He knew of a fellow
from Stockton who collects CA built engines and would inquire if he is the
one that bought that engine and if it is a Samson.

This is the first time we had met. I told you I would be wearing
a yellow cap with our engine club logo. I had been there quite 
awhile and couldn't figure out why you hadn't showed up. 
(of course I didn't know what you looked like). Finally you came up and
asked me if I was Charlie Bryant. I said yes. He said there was
one or two other guys there with yellow caps and he didn't know which one
was me. I didn't buy anything at the auction. My Cousin
and husband have a ranch on the outskirts of Custer and I was visiting them.
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