21 JAN 10

WATERLOO GASOLINE ENGINE COMPANY

                                             CUSTOMERS

 

      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.

 

1.     AMERICAN BOY

2.     ARBUCKLE and RYAN

3.     BANNER

4.     BAUER (Ever Ready)

5.     BIG CHIEF

6.     D. T. BOHON

7.     CALDWELL-HALLOWELL

8.     CALL OF THE WEST (Desjardins-Canada)

9.     CHICAGO AIR-MATIC

10.  CHIEF ENGINE WORKS

11.  CRANE-ORDWAY

12.  CRAY (Cleveland, Ohio)

13.  CREAMERY PACKAGE MFG

14.  DAVIS (Cascaden-Vaughan)

15.  P. J. DOWNES

16.  T. EATON CO. (Winnipeg, Canada)

17.  ECONOMY (Sold by Sears)

18.  ELGIN

19.  EVER-READY (Iowa Spreader Co.)

20.  EXCELSIOR ENGINE

21.  FAULTLESS

22.  GAULT & COMPANY

23.  F. P. HARGAUGH (Russell Steam)

24.  HARRIS

25.  HUSTLER (La Cross Implement)

26.  IMPERIAL EQUATOR

27.  JAEGER MACHINE CO.

28.  JACKSON

29.  JACOBSON

30.  JOHN M. SMYTHE

31.  JOLIET

32.  KNODIG (National Pitless Scale)

33.  KNOWLTON

34.  KNOX

35.  LESTER

36.  MAJESTIC (Hartman Company)

37.  NEWARD

38.  OMAHA CHIEF

39.  OVERTIME

40.  PARKS BALL BEARING

41.  O. K. PEERLESS

42.  PENNSYLVANIA BOY

43.  REIERSON MACHINERY (Portland, Or)

44.  SSS (Standard Scale Supply)

45.  SANDWICH MANUFACTURING CO

46.  SANDOW

47.  SHELDON (Waterloo, Iowa)

48.  SIMPLEX (Western Manufacturing)

49.  STEWART

50.  SUCCESS

51.  TEMPLE PUMP

52.  UNIFLO

53.  U. M. A. (United Manufacturing Assoc)

54.  UNITED

55.  UNITO (United Factories Company)

56.  VAN DUZEN (Roys and Company)

57.  WATERLOO BOY

58.  WATERLOO CEMENT MACHINERY

59.  WATERLOO CHIEF (Minneapolis, Mn)

60.  WATERLOO ENGINE WORKS

61.  WATERLOO GAS ENGINE CO.

62.  WEIL BROS. (Chicago)

63.  WINDSOR

64.  WONDER

65.  WOODFIN AND LITTLE

66.  WOODRUFF MACHINERY MFG.

67.  YALE

 

                                          WATERLOO CHARACTERISTICS

      Waterloo engines have .375” (3/8”) diameter igniter/magneto studs on 2.125” 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

                                                                                          21 JAN 10

WATERLOO GASOLINE ENGINE COMPANY

                                             CUSTOMERS

 

      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.

 

1.     AMERICAN BOY

2.     ARBUCKLE and RYAN

3.     BANNER

4.     BAUER (Ever Ready)

5.     BIG CHIEF

6.     D. T. BOHON

7.     CALDWELL-HALLOWELL

8.     CALL OF THE WEST (Desjardins-Canada)

9.     CHICAGO AIR-MATIC

10.  CHIEF ENGINE WORKS

11.  CRANE-ORDWAY

12.  CRAY (Cleveland, Ohio)

13.  CREAMERY PACKAGE MFG

14.  DAVIS (Cascaden-Vaughan)

15.  P. J. DOWNES

16.  T. EATON CO. (Winnipeg, Canada)

17.  ECONOMY (Sold by Sears)

18.  ELGIN

19.  EVER-READY (Iowa Spreader Co.)

20.  EXCELSIOR ENGINE

21.  FAULTLESS

22.  GAULT & COMPANY

23.  F. P. HARGAUGH (Russell Steam)

24.  HARRIS

25.  HUSTLER (La Cross Implement)

26.  IMPERIAL EQUATOR

27.  JAEGER MACHINE CO.

28.  JACKSON

29.  JACOBSON

30.  JOHN M. SMYTHE

31.  JOLIET

32.  KNODIG (National Pitless Scale)

33.  KNOWLTON

34.  KNOX

35.  LESTER

36.  MAJESTIC (Hartman Company)

37.  NEWARD

38.  OMAHA CHIEF

39.  OVERTIME

40.  PARKS BALL BEARING

41.  O. K. PEERLESS

42.  PENNSYLVANIA BOY

43.  REIERSON MACHINERY (Portland, Or)

44.  SSS (Standard Scale Supply)

45.  SANDWICH MANUFACTURING CO

46.  SANDOW

47.  SHELDON (Waterloo, Iowa)

48.  SIMPLEX (Western Manufacturing)

49.  STEWART

50.  SUCCESS

51.  TEMPLE PUMP

52.  UNIFLO

53.  U. M. A. (United Manufacturing Assoc)

54.  UNITED

55.  UNITO (United Factories Company)

56.  VAN DUZEN (Roys and Company)

57.  WATERLOO BOY

58.  WATERLOO CEMENT MACHINERY

59.  WATERLOO CHIEF (Minneapolis, Mn)

60.  WATERLOO ENGINE WORKS

61.  WATERLOO GAS ENGINE CO.

62.  WEIL BROS. (Chicago)

63.  WINDSOR

64.  WONDER

65.  WOODFIN AND LITTLE

66.  WOODRUFF MACHINERY MFG.

67.  YALE

 

                                          WATERLOO CHARACTERISTICS

      Waterloo engines have .375” (3/8”) diameter igniter/magneto studs on 2.125” 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