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Jim Beeler
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| | Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 11:32 pm: | 
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Trying to find information on a Gorham 5 hp type D marine engine. Built in Oakland, CA. Are there other Gorham marine engine out there? Year built, Price? Is it considered rare? Any information would be appreciated . |
richarddurgee
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Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 3889
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 06:25 pm: |
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Do you have photos of the engine ?
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richarddurgee
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Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 3891
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2016 - 08:28 am: |
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If trouble posting photos,
click on my name at left and email
them. I will sort and size and post them
here with some information.
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richarddurgee
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Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 3894
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 14, 2016 - 01:40 pm: |
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Jim Beeler's Engine Photos
1908 ad
File photos
This company requires a lot more research, obviously one of the early Califonia engine makers
ad above 1908 has them in Alameda, By 1913 they were in Oakland, had a branch in Seattle and branch (or separate Co.) in Vancouver British Columbia. by 1913 they mfgrd large marine engines and gas producer engs.J.H. Hanson and Company took over the plant and tooling 1917 and manufactuered the Scandia marine engines.
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Y Abe
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| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2017 - 04:21 pm: |
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Hi, Folks,
I'm just an occasional visitor but thanks so much for the opportunity to view a Gorham marine engine.
Here's info on the company. It's a missing info on the Wikipedia article, but Mr. Gorham developed and patented the centrifugal water pump setup for fire engines with Seagrave. He had many other US patents (mostly on marine engines) before moving to Japan, i.e, he was a bonafide top rate American engineer/business owner back in the old day. He also brought his aero-engine to Japan after he lost a US government bid on it over the famed Liberty engine. Japan's heavy industry was very fortunate having him under her wing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gorham_(engineer)
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