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RichardDurgee
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Username: richarddurgee

Post Number: 3914
Registered: 11-2001
Posted on Monday, November 28, 2016 - 01:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Unknown Marine Engines

As many here know I have worked at listing as many
North American Marine engine manufacturers from 1940 back to the earliest marine gas engines made.
The total in my Data base as of today is 2070.
Along with these listings many engines have gone into a separate file "Unknown Marine Engines" the total today is 157 or about 7% and slowly growing !
I would like to start a thread here and post the photos of these engines,(many have been posted here and or belong to many on this site, several are from emails and other sources) a few each week and hopefully a knowledgeable eye will see something that reminds them of an engine with similar traits etc. I probably have the manufacturers name already listed but cannot find the evidence to accurately put a makers name to these engines ?

Any input will be appreciated !

Start of photos soon !
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B. Goss
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Username: bgoss

Post Number: 246
Registered: 12-2007
Posted on Monday, November 28, 2016 - 08:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Richard. Great idea.
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William Schaller
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Username: billschaller

Post Number: 663
Registered: 12-2003


Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 08:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I am pretty sure this was made by the "Pointy Head Machine Company".








Any ways, that is what I am going to put on the reproduction tag I get made.
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RichardDurgee
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Username: richarddurgee

Post Number: 3918
Registered: 11-2001
Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 02:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Bill, This engine is on my unknown list, your photos are better Thanks for posting.

The 6 bolt rectangular intake plate is an original design of Harry Baird about 1909 and was mfgrd by many companies under many names & variances ( Baird, St Claire, Yale,Little Skipper, Skiddo, Little Hummer,Belle Isle etc).
You have one of the nicest St Claire engines put it beside this one and look at the intake plate and get back to us ?
If I had to name it whithout really knowing its history I would name it "BAIRD".

Bills St Clair

stc

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William Schaller
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Username: billschaller

Post Number: 664
Registered: 12-2003


Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 04:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks, I had not really thought of the intake plate as being the same design. Both these engines came from the same collector from Northern Michigan. I hauled these back from the Portland, Indiana swap meet back in 2004, along with another unknown, possible a Pierce. That was a great swap, there were dozens of marine engines for sale, but I had very little cash.

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RichardDurgee
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Username: richarddurgee

Post Number: 3919
Registered: 11-2001
Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 05:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Bill, post photos of engine you think is a Pierce, maybe we can ID it a little closer!

what Is the vise in the trailer ? I collect vises
like the big ones !


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William Schaller
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Username: billschaller

Post Number: 665
Registered: 12-2003


Posted on Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 10:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here are the ones I think is a Pierce.







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William Schaller
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Username: billschaller

Post Number: 666
Registered: 12-2003


Posted on Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 11:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

and the vise on the trailer should be this 6 inch wilton.




Here is my best working one, another 6 inch wilton.



and, for some reason, I keep buying these.

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William Schaller
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Username: billschaller

Post Number: 667
Registered: 12-2003


Posted on Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 11:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I bought the kit to make the Morrison and Marvin vise.

http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/showthread.php?t=15823

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RichardDurgee
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Username: richarddurgee

Post Number: 3924
Registered: 11-2001
Posted on Friday, December 02, 2016 - 06:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Bill

I'm pretty sure the engine is not a Pierce ?

what a very cool old marine engine, the vertically split crankcase is a unique design, I have 19 names in my engine list with vertical split-None of them match this engine ? the other very unique design trait is the fuel intake in the aft of the crankcase ? frustrating that I can't put a name on this engine right now after a few hours of searching ?
So one more for the "UNKNOWN FILES "

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I appreciate the vise photos.

A few that keep company with my old marine engines.

H1

H2


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This one is old, 6 inch wide jaw about 175 lbs

P


s1

s2


Probably not one of us that rebuild old engines that doesn't use a vise ??

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William Schaller
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Username: billschaller

Post Number: 668
Registered: 12-2003


Posted on Friday, December 02, 2016 - 07:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I bought it off ebay in 2004. I was told there were two similar engines (same company) at an auction, one with name tag, and this one. The one with name tag I was told was a Pierce, and it went for twice the money as mine. The seller was a very experienced engine collector. It came from Southern Michigan.





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Robert
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Username: robert

Post Number: 813
Registered: 07-2003
Posted on Monday, December 05, 2016 - 11:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This place is turning into "Garage Journal"!

Looks like we need a "Tools" section Andrew. We could pretend it's just for tools needed to restore old marine engines!

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