[SEL] Gibbs & Russell

[Dave Rotigel]

AGREED, but it's almost a SIN exporting so important a part of the USA cultural heritage to a 3rd world country where you would be required to put hog fencing around it!
	Dave

On May 20, 2012, at 10:33 AM, Arnie Fero wrote:

> Rob,
> 
> That's a really neat article on the Gibbs & Russell.  And you can really
> see the "family resemblance" in the cross-head design to the later Gibbs &
> Starret.
> 
> I was surprised that your otherwise excellent article didn't mention
> Fithian and Carruthers invention of the clutch pulley which made the
> half-breed concept possible.
> http://gasengine.farmcollector.com/Gas-Engines/HISTORICAL-SKETCH-HALF-BREED-ENGINES.aspx?page=2
> www.google.com/patents/US682126.pdf
> www.google.com/patents/US682127.pdf
> 
> See ya,  Arnie
> 
> PS - Patrick, really looking forward to the tale of how this engine made
> it to Oz.
> 
> On Sun, May 20, 2012 9:49 am, Rob Skinner wrote:
>> That’s a whole lot of nice engines, Patrick!
>> 
>> I was especially surprised to see that the Gibbs & Russell had made it to
>> Oz. Who owns it now? I did an article on that engine years ago.
>> http://www.rustyiron.com/Articles/bouma'sone-of-a-.html
> 
> 
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