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miro
Senior Member
Username: miro
Post Number: 286
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 09:38 pm: | 
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This engine is in a museum in Port Carling, Ont.
It is a 6 P at 600 RPM and is made in Chicago. It is missing its carb.
The Museum staff were hoping to get some info on the maker.
It looks as if could be restoed to running condition quite easily.
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audie
Visitor
| | Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 10:54 pm: |
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I don't know about the engine but I'd bet those are chocolate chip cookies in the wrapper.  |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1507
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 30, 2007 - 12:42 pm: |
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Miro
These old Loew Victor T head marine engines were
high quality and first class in their day.
I have not done a thorough reseach on this great old eng mfgr but here are some notes from my files.
Loew Manufacturing Co. Established in 1900
1910 ads
By November 1913 Loew Mfging Co. Was now named The Loew Victor Engine Co. and had moved to Chicago to form a union with Duesenberg who by 1915 designed Marine engs in the 40-400 Hp range and carried the trade Name of Harbeck Marine Engines after the then president of the Co. J.R. Harbeck.By 1916 The Duesenberg engines were sold from new york city office and advertised under the Duesenberg name.
Jan 1914
At this same time Loew Victor announced that its offices were in New York city and factory in Chicago and advertised under the Loew Victor Name.
This 1915 ad shows a T head twin much like the museums eng above, you can see the flat sided cylinder casting was to get the multi cyls close together.
1915
Also have a note here that Loew Victor built a marine engine in 1926 using The Knight Sleeve Valve design ?
I'll look for more info !
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Charles Loew
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| | Posted on Monday, April 28, 2014 - 03:00 pm: |
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This company was my great-grandfather's. They were located in Cleveland and also seem to have had a branch in Chicago. The primary product was bottling equipment. Much of it was for breweries, but also for soft-drink manufacturers. My father told me about a boathouse on Lake Erie and an inboard motor they manufactured. I did not know that any of these motors survived. The advantage of the sleeve-valve design was that it was quieter than other engines of the day. The drawback seems to have been wear issues. I was told there was an association with Knight. The main company folded due to the effects of prohibition on the main business. My grandfather went on to be an engineer at Auburn/Dusenberg, for the Lycoming engine division. |
robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 645
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 10:10 am: |
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Surprisingly small Joe's Gear for the size of the engine & bed. Sensible crank design; you can crank more easily from the side of the engine so as to be able to make adjustments to the carb etc. |
rick60
New member
Username: rick60
Post Number: 1
Registered: 06-2014
| | Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2014 - 09:35 am: |
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I found this site while looking for information about an old building I noticed while working in Chicago. Here are some photos of the Chicago location. The building does not appear to have been changed since it was first built. It looks as if the large windows in front were previously garage doors. Other than that the building is largely original.      |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 3341
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2014 - 10:04 am: |
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Rick, Thanks for the photos.
Loew Victor Engine Company moved into this building in 1913 to join Duesenberg in development
and sales of marine engines.
By 1916 engines carried the Duesenberg name!
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