Lister Conundrum?

Back in 2016 a discussion took place on Fozzer’s Forum about early Lister J type engines; as I have a very early Lister 2 ½ hp, I was interested and took part in the discussion. I have always had an interest in Lister engines, having nine in my shed, all of which are restored, except a spec 52 Lister A. I had never delved into the history of these engines as I considered that just about everything was known about them, through the work done by the late David Edgington, and information is readily available.

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Rogues' Gallery Pt2

Some engines have remained unidentified for a number of years – unless YOU, the reader, know differently….!

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Joseph Reid Gas Engine

One of the engines housed at the Coolspring Power Museum, not featured in Stephen Goodfellow’s article in the March issue, was a Reid gas engine, built by the Joseph Reid Gas Engine Company of Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Crossley Brothers O117 Engine At Klondyke Mill

The North Staffordshire and Cheshire Traction Engine Club was formed in 1958 and soon after acquired the Klondyke Mill site at Draycott in the Clay, Staffordshire. The mill ground locally-mined gypsum to make plaster; the mill building was demolished about 1953, although the workshop and some ancillary buildings were retained.

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Petter Standard Oil Engine

I am sure that the Petter Handyman engine will be a familiar sight to many engine enthusiasts, but the same cannot be said for the ‘Petter Standard Oil Engine’; the engine on which the Handyman engine was designed.

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Turner Manufacturing Co- Simplicity Engines

Having seen the little vertical Simplicity engine on the front cover of the October 2017 issue of Stationary Engine, where the name Western Malleable & Gray Iron Company, Milwaukee cast into the flywheel rim, is clearly legible, I decided the manufacturer required further investigation

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Coventry Victor Stationary/Marine Engines

Following a comment in the January edition of Stationary Engine, that Coventry Victor engines were rarely seen on our rally fields and as I have a liking for these engines (and flat twins), I have put together a short article based on my three examples.

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Clarendon Rally- Australia

Whilst on a recent trip to visit my family in Australia I took the opportunity to visit, with my son, the well known Clarendon Classic, Machinery, Truck and Hobby Show, which has been held for many years at the Hawkesbury Showgrounds, on Racecourse road, Clarendon, NSW on the weekend of the 16/17th September 2017.

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Christmas Crank-Ups Riccall

Winter crank-ups and open days have become increasingly popular in recent years and one of the biggest I have ever attended was held in the village of Riccall, near York on Saturday 30th December.

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Blackstone Compressors

Blackstone Compressors

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