[SEL] Oil Well Supply Engine

[Kangas, James G.]

If an engine uses a single part  made by another company does that make it a half-breed?
  Jim K.

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From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com on behalf of Bruce Younger
Sent: Thu 10/1/2009 12:28 AM
To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
Subject: [SEL] Oil Well Supply Engine




I was at a show Sunday - Prairie Land, Jacksonville, IL - and among the displays was an OWS half-breed.  I asked the owner if the cylinder was a Bessemer, as that was what it looked like, but bore no marks.  He replied that it was not, it was a licensed copy, as Bessemer was overwhelmed with orders for some time.  He said the maker was South Penn Oil Company.

I found this in research:  "Bessemer's chief customer, the South Penn Oil Company,
wanted so many that they paid royalties to manufacture additional
half breeds in their own shop at Allegheny, Pennsylvania. During
the first three years of manufacture, 10,000 pumping units were
converted in Pennsylvania and West Virginia."

I bet there were probably dozens of manufacturers of conversion cylinders.

Bruce Younger  

05G HHC 313 RR Bn 3/67-4/68  

Madison, SD 

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