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RichardDurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1227
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 08:48 am: | 
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Some notes I have been accumulating on this old carburetor mfgr!
George Schebler a resident of Batesville Indiana a small town south east of Indianapolis was a farmer, tinkerer and man of many interests and jobs. While working in a music store he invented his carburetor and patented it in 1902.
After a struggle to find a backer the Center Car Company backed his new invention and by 1907
they were operating a state of the art manufacturing plant.
Frank Wheeler of Indianapolios was a sales agent
in this ad in 1904
The next year 1905 the ad says Wheeler & Schebler Manufacturers
Frank wheeler and three other notable men formed the IMS Company ( Indianapolis Motor Speedway)that opened in 1909. From 1911 to 1935 the winning trophy carried his name !
By 1912 George Schebler sold his interests in the Company
George Schebler 1911 ca
By 1928 The Company was the Marvel Schebler Carburetor Co. and one of the founding companies of the Borg Warner Corporation. This became the Marvel Schebler / Tillotson divison and in 1982 was sold to Facet Aerospace who in turn sold to
the Precision Airmotive Corporation in 1990! |
Frank Petran
Senior Member
Username: frank_petran
Post Number: 131
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 05:30 pm: |
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On the Schebler Carburetor that came with the 3 HP Acadia there is a number stamped on the output flange, 3015957. Did Schleber serial number the carburetors? The bowl cap also has the cast raised lettering "MADE IN THE USA" does that help in dating the time frame? Just curious.
Also I am looking for the flusher assembly. Does anyone have one that they would be willing to part with. Thanks, Frank |
april bruce
New member
Username: arbruce_schebler
Post Number: 1
Registered: 04-2011
| | Posted on Saturday, April 09, 2011 - 09:46 am: |
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Does anybody have any information on this car? Where did it go? Where it came about at? And in Batesville, IN I know a guy who wrote about everything "The Schebler carburetor"Joe Griewe |
Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 419
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 - 01:15 pm: |
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Tell us more about Joe Griewe please and his writings. |
RichardDurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 2618
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 - 01:35 pm: |
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http://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/tools/wrench-collecting-gives-bountiful-h arvest.aspx
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Searcher
Senior Member
Username: searcher
Post Number: 490
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 10:23 pm: |
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I was cleaning up a grungy Schebler Model E to
install on the Barker restored by the Coates.
The grime on the Schebler was hiding two marks,
a T in a triangle and a tiny three leaf clover.
Could one of them be the mark left by the worker
that assembled it? or polished it? or do they represent
something else entirely?
Speaking of the Barker, I have repainted it and
in a few weeks will post a series of photos
taken before the Coates performed their magic,
after it was restored but before being painted,
and in its new coat of paint ready to roll.
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Searcher
Senior Member
Username: searcher
Post Number: 495
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2011 - 01:45 am: |
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Here are another three tiny marks, each on a different Schebler. Could these stamps have been made by the Schebler machinists themselves and used to sign or otherwise identify the individual's work?
The tiny bugle is neat but I especially like the mark that looks like a T with an L or F. When magnified, the T looks more like a key of some sort than it does the letter T. The L or F actually may be a representation of one of two common tools found in metal working shops including my own blacksmith shop. One is the common monkey wrench. The other is a scroll tool which is used to work smooth bends into flat stock. The scroll tool may be used on cold stock of small dimension or on larger dimension stock after taking a heat. I'm betting on the scroll tool.
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William Schaller
Senior Member
Username: billschaller
Post Number: 441
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2011 - 10:25 am: |
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It could always be the foundry's mark, since the foundry was a different company.
http://books.google.com/books?id=4LLmAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA858&ots=FmCNBYAJUm&dq=lunken heimer%20Motorcycle&pg=PA855#v=onepage&q=lunkenheimer%20Motorcycle&f=false |
Ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 1449
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2011 - 02:49 pm: |
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I just looked at 20 Scheblers and or parts there of and found 2 dots an L }and a 7 |
William Schaller
Senior Member
Username: billschaller
Post Number: 442
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2011 - 03:46 pm: |
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Does anyone know what Model A, C, or F look like? My records show this as the Model B.
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William Schaller
Senior Member
Username: billschaller
Post Number: 443
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 09, 2011 - 03:58 pm: |
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A J on a Model D.
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Bruce Hall
Senior Member
Username: bruce
Post Number: 286
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011 - 10:28 am: |
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I had a model Schebler B on a dippy engine-the bowl seal was metal to metal-couldn't see where a bowl gasket could ride-it leaked. Thoughts? |
Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 451
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011 - 08:52 pm: |
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Bill's link above dates to 1917/18 and says this:
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