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charlie barbian
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Username: charlie1
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 06:22 pm: | 
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I am looking for a name or company that made the engine in the attached picture. This engine came to me from Maysville, KY. I have gone over it completely and the only identification I can find is on top of the cylinder at 9 O'clock and 3 O'clock there is an engraved A-1. Please respond to this post if you have any information about this engine based on the picture.
Thank you.
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Andrew Menkart
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Username: andrew
Post Number: 807
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 07:11 pm: |
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Charlie,
Do you have other photos? Larger and closer, and the other side... |
RichardDurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1364
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 07:53 am: |
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Charlie's engine photos
Unique timer mechanism !
1906
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J.B. Castagnos
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Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 204
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 11:46 pm: |
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Same carb on my Waterman.
http://www.oldmarineengine.com/discus/messages/1/11212.html#POST1291 |
Thomas Buchanan
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Username: tbuchanan
Post Number: 1
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 - 10:44 pm: |
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Wonderful... I've attached a pic of my Kowalsky stationary engine , one of six known.
I suspect this may be the only marine version and if not one of very few. |
Keith Billet
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Username: keith
Post Number: 172
Registered: 02-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 12:32 am: |
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Hi Tom,
Welcome Aboard. I think I have another example of a marine engine, If I can find the picture. It was claimed to be a Kowalsky, but at the time I didn't have an ad to substantiate it.
Keith |
Ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 525
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 07:10 am: |
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There are a couple of them in the North East US. One is real tiny. 1hp?? the other is larger in the area of 3hp?? I will try to find the pics |
Thomas Buchanan
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Username: tbuchanan
Post Number: 2
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 01:46 pm: |
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I've added a image of my tag and of another I found .
The lack of or existance of the letter H at the end of the word Pittsburgh ,is related to the date of the item. I don't recall exactly right now, but the city dropped the H and then replaced it around the turn of the century. Of course, the use of old stock would damage any actual date theory. |
RichardDurgee
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Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1372
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 04:58 pm: |
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Tom
Good stuff ! Thanks for the photos and info .
Nothing here written in stone these are notes that I have in my info sytem around " Kowalsky "
The spelling of Pittsburg without the H was 1890-1911 ?
Kowalsky at Verona, Pa, at the turn of the century was the successor to The "Oakmount Motor & Boat Company " of Oakmount Pa. ?
This is another model of Kowalsy marine engine .
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Andrew Menkart
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Username: andrew
Post Number: 816
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 05:09 pm: |
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Glad to see you posting Tom. Welcome!
Tom has had some amazing engines over the years, stationary and marine.
Maybe he will dig into his photo archives and post some photos for us to drool over this winter.
Thanks. |
Thomas Buchanan
New member
Username: tbuchanan
Post Number: 3
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 09:29 pm: |
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Richard,
I remember 1908 as the year that the letter H reappeared. No matter, as so many variables come into play it is just a guess anyway.
I live close to Pittsburgh and wish I knew more about these engines . But , for such a large industrial city [in the day] Pittsburgh had few engine builders . I'm lucky to own one . Kowalsky was into aircraft also. Maybe , I should research this someday.....
Frankly, it would be the last engine I would sell.
Andrew,
Thanks, I 'll try to find the picture I have of the Force and Briggs exhibit at a trade show .
A note , my engine was painted red with flowers all over.I removed most of that mess with acetone , kerosene and scotchbrite. Don't try that without rubber gloves!
Glad to be here. Tom |
sharonturk
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| | Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 08:51 am: |
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John Kowalsky, was born about 1867 in Wi,He moved to Pa, married Annie Ecker,and worked in the Verona, Pa area. He was an inventor, and worked from Kowalsky Motor Works. He built 3 airplanes. one of which he flew on Labor Day, 1913 at Tarentum, Pa. There is a book being written about Verona, Pa by Gary Rogers, and John Kowalsky is included in it
per info from Gary Rogers,
"He built motorboats that were so fast that they were banned from the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh. He built clocks and a variety of inventions. He built the world's smallest electric motor, it was so small it could fit under a dime. He was most famous for his airplane. He built the entire airplane himself and many residents of Verona told of his test flights over the town. He planned a large demonstration of his flying machine, however a bad storm destroyed the plane just hours before his scheduled flight. Local legend is that had the storm not destroyed his plane, he would have beat the Wright Brothers, however Kowalsky's flight was not until June 7, 1911. It is said that he spent all of his money on his inventions and died in 1935 " |
sharonturk
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| | Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 12:55 am: |
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John Kowalsky also had an automobile dealership for the "Gale" auto in Verona, Pa. If anyone has any info on him, I would appreciate it, for genealogy purposes. He was my great great Uncle.
His "dime" size engine was allegedly in Ripley's Believe it or not Museum. |
spencer mitchell
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Username: help747
Post Number: 1
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 08:26 pm: |
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John Kowalsky was my great great grandfather all things he made are amazing. if you guys have more pics of his stuff ide love to have em ide allso like to buy one of his engines!!! i will allso share some pics thank u............... |
spencer mitchell
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Username: help747
Post Number: 2
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 - 11:22 am: |
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John Kowalsky died on may 30 1938 |
albert lindley
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| | Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 - 04:10 pm: |
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 What a great day, today finding this site and much info on my very nice Kowalsky! had know about this engine for many years .yesterday it was passed to me!It seems to have never been fired .No carbon on piston ,paint on threads,exhaust! Flywheel is 9in.across and engine is about 14inchs high, maybe 50 pounds dark green,vertical seam through crankcase and odd base one piece .everything seems complete mixer,carb says new york valve co timer lever has caged ball baring with brass ball contact on back of flywheel.will look in on this site again! great info from it. THANK YOU ALL.ebay ak sandboat Happy holidays |
JAMES GILLESPIE
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Username: jimg
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2009
| | Posted on Friday, October 01, 2010 - 02:08 am: |
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HELLO
AS YOU MAY KNOW JOHN KOWALSKY LIVED IN A SMALL TOWN IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. THE VERONA HISTORICAL SOCEITY CURRENTLY HAS AN HISTORICAL REPORT ON JOHN'S LIFE ON THEIR WEBSITE. ALSO IN THE SPRING OR SUMMER OF 2011 WE PLAN TO DEDICATE A BRASS PLAQUE TO JOHN. I'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS TO THE ACTUAL DATE. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT |
