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andrew
Moderator
Username: andrew
Post Number: 550
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 06:18 pm: | 
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The following came in by email:
quote:Hello from Newcastle Australia.
Thought someone may have an interest in this motor. Its at the Great Lakes Historical Museum at Tuncurry New South Wales. (300km from Sydney.) Attached are three photos, one has info on the motors history.
Please ignore the date on the photos. They were taken January 2006 whilst on holidays in the area.
Regards, PZ.
[email protected]
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richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 994
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2006 - 12:20 pm: |
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PZ
Thanks for the photos and history of the Niagara, not many of these around in any country.
That syle of engine oiler was first used on niagara's about 1910. I'll look for old ads 1912-13 and post them here in a few days! |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1000
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 10:24 pm: |
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NIAGARA 1913
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rgvrr
Advanced Member
Username: rgvrr
Post Number: 34
Registered: 09-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 10:38 am: |
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I checked my Niagara archives and everything i have is from the 1920's showing newer engines.
I did find this 1913 Letterhead with an engine. The letter states that they have Succeded the Niagara Gasolene Motor Company of Buffalo.
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richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1012
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 08:08 pm: |
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More History
1904 Ducro Manufacturing Company of Buffalo N.Y.
made marine engines with Tradename "Niagara". early 1910 they became Niagara Gasoline Motor Company.
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richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1013
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 08:27 pm: |
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1909 Ducro Niagara 15 Hp.
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rgvrr
Advanced Member
Username: rgvrr
Post Number: 35
Registered: 09-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 10:17 am: |
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Richard,
Would it be safe to say that the early engines manufatured by Niagara Motors in Dunkirk were of the Ducro "design"?
Do you have any idea when they changed?
Thanks,
John |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1015
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 12:53 pm: |
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Niagara made changes in their engines over the years, visibly in the external oiler systems and manifolds, the new style enbloc,internal oil pump, flat head engs came in 1921.
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rgvrr
Advanced Member
Username: rgvrr
Post Number: 38
Registered: 09-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 01:49 pm: |
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Here is a 1911 ad, prior to relocation to Dunkirk.
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rbprice
Senior Member
Username: rbprice
Post Number: 233
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 07:58 am: |
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Can anyone identify the carburetor in this picture of the Niagara special engine?
Thanks a bunch
Bob  |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 2050
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 07:51 pm: |
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Bob
Do a little research on a ZENITH T4X Carburetor.
Welcome to The rather small group of Niagara Marine Engine Owners !
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rbprice
Senior Member
Username: rbprice
Post Number: 234
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:04 pm: |
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Wiil do that Richard and thanks very much for the list of carbs vs. years for this engine.
Bob |
ldobbins
Advanced Member
Username: ldobbins
Post Number: 43
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:17 pm: |
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Hi Guys,
Does anyone know if there were ANY ties between early Niagara and the very early Sterling engines?
When looking at pre-1909 engines of both companies, the similarities are amazing in castings, oilers, appliances etc. The crank case man hole covers, oiler, distributor (timer) and magneto 90 degree drive hardware are all just too close. Flywheels look like the same castings, cylinders and water plumbing are so close!
Anyone ever noticed this too? Did they share a common foundry and a lot of patterns?
Cheers,
Lew |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 2052
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 08:05 am: |
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Lew,I have wondered about the ties between these different early eng Companies,my eng list has 30 names in Buffalo,N.Y. if you look at these engs as you said they just have to much in common to not notice. Put photos of A Buffalo, Ducro Niagara, Sterling, Peerless etc next to each other and no denying they came from same roots, I have to believe that in a localized mfging area that these early designers and machinists had to apprentice somewhere and a common line of thinking prevailed. These individual eng companies when outsourcing castings of all kinds were also dealing with local foundries and they too had their own ideas and designs that worked for them and could be made to similar fashion at competitive pricing.
Skip due east to Syracuse,N.Y area and this early marine eng commonality is probably even more evident, Barber, Parker,Baldwin, Syracuse, Wonder ,Van Epps,Watertown, LLoyd etc-- do these engs not come from a common design & mfging root source ??
Early west coast marine engs also had their common traits, No two strokes were made here, early engs all 4 cycle, heavily made slow turning, large flywheels, etc
it seems that this process of taking a given mousetrap, improving it, manufacturing & promoting it is the common history of most mfging
throughout the world !
When reading about most of the truley inventive geniuses they in turn thrived on creative ideas and most were not motivated to start and run mfging companies but sold their ideas or partnered with others that had the money and temperament to exploit these inventions.
Yesterday I was standing in the mall parking lot and this very subject was on my mind, looking at the cars I honestly can't tell without seeing a logo if its a japanese, European or American made,Its now a global phenomenon that mfgd products have
this commonality ?
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