24-Jan-06

WATERLOO GASOLINE ENGINE COMPANY CUSTOMERS

 

OVER SIXTY NAMES APPEAR ON THE WATERLOO ENGINES

 Production at the Waterloo foundries seems to have begun in 1895 with annual production averaging some 450 engines during the next twelve years then increasing dramatically. The oldest known engine is serial #83 for 1895, which has a “Waterloo Gasoline Traction Engine” tag. This engine and #450 for 1896 are both owned by Kenny Kass of Duckerton, Iowa. They are piston-trip with walking beam and fuel pump.  Engine #219 has also been located.

      Production of the well-known Waterloo Boy began in 1906. Their customer base grew to a point where following names would appear on their engines during the next sixteen years.

 
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  1.  AMERICAN BOY 34. MAJESTIC (Hartman Company)
  2.  ARBUCKLE and RYAN 35. NEWARD
  3.  BANNER 36. OMAHA CHIEF
  4.  BAUER (Ever Ready) 37. OVERTIME
  5.  BIG CHIEF 38. PARKS BALL BEARING
  6.  D. T. BOHON 39. O. K. PEERLESS
  7.  CALDWELL-HALLOWELL 40. PENNSYLVANIA BOY
  8.  CHICAGO AIR-MATIC 41. RIERSON MACHINERY
  9.  CHIEF ENGINE WORKS 42. SSS (Standard Scale Supply)
  10.  CRANE-ORDWAY 43. SANDWICH MANUFACTURING CO.
  11.  CRAY (Cleveland, Ohio) 44. SANDOW
  12.  CREAMERY PACKAGE MFG 45. SHELDON
  13.  P. J. DOWNES 46. SIMPLEX (Western Manufacturing)
  14.  T. EATON COMPANY 47. STEWART
  15.  ECONOMY 48. SUCCESS
  16.  ELGIN 49. TEMPLE PUMP
  17.  EVER-READY (Iowa Spreader Co.) 50. UNIFLO
  18.  EXCELSIOR ENGINE 51. U. M. A. (United Manufacturing Assoc.)
  19.  FAULTLESS 52. UNITED
  20.  GAULT & COMPANY 53. UNITO (United Factories Company)
  21.  F. P. HARGAUGH (Russell Steam) 54. VAN DUZEN (Roys and Company)
  22.  HARRIS 55. WATERLOO BOY
  23.  HUSTLER (La Cross Implement) 56. WATERLOO CEMENT MACHINERY
  24.  IMPERIAL EQUATOR 57. WATERLOO CHIEF
  25.  JAEGER MACHINE CO. 58. WATERLOO ENGINE WORKS
  26.  JACKSON 59. WATERLOO GAS ENGINE CO.
  27.  JACOBSON 60. WEIL BROS. (Chicago)
  28.  JOHN M. SMYTHE   61. WINDSOR
  29.  JOLIET  62. WONDER
  30.  KNODIG (National Pitless Scale) 63. WOODFIN AND LITTLE
  31.  KNOWLTON 64. WOODRUFF MACHINERY MFG.
  32.  KNOX 65. YALE
  33. LESTER  
 

 

WATERLOO CHARACTERISTICS

      Waterloo engines have .375” (3/8”) diameter igniter/magneto studs on 2.125” (2 ¼”) centers. No other engines have these type igniter studs. Igniter studs information is available under “Technical Index” at www.Oldengine.org, courtesy of Ted Brookover.

      I would be pleased to hear from anyone able to add to this list of Waterloo customers.

 

 

Jimmy Priestley
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117 Lind Street
McMinnville, Tennessee, 37110 USA
 
931-473-7775 after 6:00pm  (Central Standard Time)
 jimmypriestley@hotmail.com