[SEL] A very nice very old engine

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Larry,
    Thanks for the photos.  Greg certainly has a dandy engine.  I 
remember when he bought it, everyone thought he was a bit crazy.  Times 
change don't they.  I think the vintage of the engine is actually late 
1880's and it was in one of the last production of slide valves Deutz 
produced.  The difference between Deutz and other manufacturers was that 
they left their engines unchanged from early to later production.  
Greg's engine is virtually the same engine that Otto began producing in 
the mid to late 1870's.   It runs nice!

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, KY


> Sorry if this is a repeat message.  The first try (12 hours ago) 
> didn't seem to make it to the server.
>
> Hi...
>
> I was at an event this summer where I was able to get some pictures of 
> a Deutz "Silent Otto" stationary engine that was manufactured in about 
> 1880.  Take a look at:
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/levans/otto/
> to see some pictures of it.  It is owned by Greg Johnson who bought it 
> in 1985 from the Henry Ford Museum.
>
> A couple of weeks ago there was some discussion regarding Jay Leno's 
> recently acquired steam engine and if there is any doubt some of these 
> pictures should prove that Jay is truly interested in old machinery 
> and not afraid of getting up close and personal with it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Larry Evans
> Arcadia, Southern California, USA
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> http://www.oldengine.org/members/levans/
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