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John W Smietana
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Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 05:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Any thing on Wing L.J.&CO New York
(trade name WING)
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Ernie
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Post Number: 1508
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Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 - 07:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There was one in northern VT eyars ago. Weird engine
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RichardDurgee
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Post Number: 2861
Registered: 11-2001
Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 - 08:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Ernie'

Wish I had a photo of that one, have never seen
an engine or photo of any kind of any of several engines that carried the name ??

John

I have never assembled the info on this Co.but I will share my notes. some of the time lines cross over and may be off a yr or so but this is a fascinating subject of the earliest Old Gas Marine Engine history !

Levi Julian Wing established Co. 1875 in Jersey city,N.J. mfgring his design of disc air fans.

A prolific inventor of many different things over the yrs I believe his earliest engine attempt was a rotary marine steam launch eng that was not successful, he had teamed up with
Thomas A. Watson and Frank 0. Wellington and formed the "Fore River Engine Company" in 1894 in Braintree Massachucetts, for the next decade they did mfgr gasoline marine engs and then began production of many types of marine vessels until 1986 !

As an aside, Thomas A. Watson is the very same as in (Alexander Graham Bell's notebook entry of 10 March 1876 describes his successful experiment with the telephone. Speaking through the instrument to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, in the next room, Bell utters these famous first words, "Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you."}

I believe that these early light gas engines were partially designed to power his disc fans as well as marine applications ?

1895 L.J.Wing Co. mfgrd Stewart Automatic clutches, Wing Work Wagons,Wing gas motors for wagons and launches.

Levi J.Wing Patent # 607,580 applied 1896,issued 1898 - these are a few illustrations of that patent.

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The Sportsmen Exposition of 1897 Madison Square Garden

The New York Yacht, Launch and Engine Company, showed a twenty-one-foot, mahogany-finished launch with a two-horse-power Wing gas engine, a sixteen-foot yacht tender and several gas engines. The gas for the Wing engine is made as used, and ignited by an electric spark, thereby avoiding any danger of explosion. The specialty of this company is very light-weight engines and their Foster reversible screw which will stop a boat under full headway in about one length. This company builds all sizes and many grades of launches.

The company carried on for many yrs mfging heating,and ventilating systems for industry and marine applications !

Wonder where all the engines went ??


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RichardDurgee
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Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 - 08:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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forgot to post this 1898 New York Herald ad


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William Schaller
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Post Number: 528
Registered: 12-2003


Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 - 05:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Wing













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J.B. Castagnos
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Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 - 09:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

John S has some detailed pictures, he may have to send them to you for posting Richard. Here's a link to the one that was at Coolspring.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p220/pileofiron/Coolspring%202012/Colspring20 12095.jpg"
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RichardDurgee
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Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 - 11:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Bill

Great article with photo !
Hard to come by this early info !

J.B

Wow ! One of these old timers still exists, sure looks good for an 1890's engine.

Always glad to post photos.


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RichardDurgee
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Posted on Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 04:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Wing Engine photos Coolspring Show


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William Schaller
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Posted on Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 09:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This is why I love this site.

To show it, here is more.

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RichardDurgee
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Post Number: 2865
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Posted on Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 11:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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I have looked at the photos above and don't seem to see the Water/pump, on the illustration above I guess you would have to build a separate mount
in the hull under the front of the flywheel to mount it ? Very different for sure !


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Walt Celley
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Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 06:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi, my name is Walt Celley of Cabot,Vt. and I am the owner of the Wing gas engine shown at Coolspring. I have owned it for about 35 years and this is the first time it has ever been shown. Contact me if you have an interest in seeing it. Walt
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Ernie
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Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 07:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

HI Walt,
Thanks for speaking up. That was your engine I saw in VT over 20 eyars ago. I don't remember if it was at your place or at one of the Northern VT shows. I think I was with a guy named Dave that used to work at Crossway Motors
Ernie
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William Schaller
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Post Number: 531
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Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 09:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Anyone have a picture of the other side?
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Paul Gray
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Registered: 05-2003
Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 07:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Truly unique piece of iron, Walt. Thanks for taking it to CPM.
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Ernie
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Posted on Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 10:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here are more pics from Coolspring 2012 taken by John S.









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William Schaller
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Username: billschaller

Post Number: 536
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Posted on Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 10:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks.


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Andrew Menkart
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Post Number: 1150
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Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2012 - 06:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I am posting this info Walt Celley

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...an original 1899 letter to a customer from the WING CO. concerning their engine and boat signed by LJ Wing.




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Bruce Hall
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Post Number: 316
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Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2012 - 09:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Compressed air motors for automobiles!! Seems the India built Tata compressed air driven vehicle is not a new concept heh??
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Searcher
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Posted on Sunday, November 18, 2012 - 03:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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