[SEL] Re: Samson Iron Works - Stunning Original Photographs

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Rob,

Nice answer that raises another question.  I wonder why the "four poster"
engine design was so popular in Kalifornia and so rare elsewhere?

See ya,  Arnie

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Rob Skinner wrote:

> On Nov 29, 2006, at 12:46 PM, Arnie Fero wrote:
> > How many different manufacturers made "four-poster"
> > open crank engines?  Sampson is obviously one.
> > Was there a Frisco that was built that way?
> > The British Whitehead is another...
> > http://www.oldengine.org/members/dolly/astle06p2.htm
> >
> > Any others that are known?
>
> Actually, mate, "Frisco Standard" is just a slang name for "Standard"
> engine made in San Francisco.  The geographic prefix is to
> differentiate the make from the myriad of other "Standard" engines.
>
> Besides Standard and Samson, other California "four post" engines
> that immediately come to mind are Union, Gorham, and National.