[SEL] Portland Pictures - Waterloo Economy

Keith Kinney kkinney at herculesengines.com
Tue Sep 7 21:12:47 PDT 2010


Alan
I don't have the original catalog.  I'm getting my information from Glenn Karch's book on Sparta Economy engines.  He has a chapter devoted to the Waterloo built engines.  He does have a copy of one of the pages from the catalogue and it is from Catalogue No. 118 and is on page 480.
Keith


On Sep 7, 2010, at 5:24 AM, Alan wrote:

> Really,
> My reprint 1908 Sears catalog does not say Spring or Fall.
> All it seems to have for Gasoline Engines are some marine engines.
> Next is a page of steam engines and boilers.
> This is a reprint but it seems to be complete.
> Do you have a real 1908 Fall catalog?
> I would like to know what page the Waterloo built Economy engines are on.
>  
> Alan
> 
> --- On Mon, 9/6/10, Keith Kinney <kkinney at herculesengines.com> wrote:
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> From: Keith Kinney <kkinney at herculesengines.com>
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Portland Pictures - Waterloo Economy
> To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Date: Monday, September 6, 2010, 11:14 PM
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> 
> Tommy
> They Waterloo built engines were advertised in the Fall 1908 and Spring 1909 Sear Catalogs.  Engines after that were built in Sparta, MI.
> Keith
> 
> On Sep 6, 2010, at 9:56 AM, Judge Tommy Turner wrote:
> 
>> Keith,
>> 
>>      Just curious, how long did Waterloo build for Economy?  I think
>> I've seen a few of these style Economy's in the past but they're
>> certainly few and far between.
>> 
>> Tommy Turner
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> It is a Waterloo built Economy, the predecessor of the Sparta Economy
>> engines.  A pretty uncommon engine.
>> If you look at the Model A Sparta built engines you will see some
>> similarities to the Waterloo.
>> Keith
>> 
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