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Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 12:52 pm: | 
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I'm looking for a manuf. year for this Watertown
one cyl. Tag says its 3 HP. Has quite a bit of nickel plating. If anyone has a xerox copy of a catalog I have other catalogues I could copy or I would buy the copy.
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Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 12:53 pm: |
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Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 12:55 pm: |
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andrew
| | Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 06:01 pm: |
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Tom,
There was a post on this board about a year ago (has the board been up in this format that long...!). You can find it from the search function on the left or this link.
Also I think that Peter Hunn had asked questions here or on the old board about Watertown some time ago.
I also found some photos in my files of a restored two cylinder 6HP Watertown at the Clayton NY show some years ago. My notes say it is serial number 164 and belonged to Cal Shaad. You could probably get contact information for him from the ACBS directory.
Regards,
Andrew |
richarddurgee
| | Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 06:14 pm: |
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I would also like to know more history of this maker.Will try to find date when Watertown Eng Co.became Gillespe-Boynyon in Newburgh NY.
the 3 Hp in my collection is number 248, the plumbing and oiler are nickeled brass.
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richarddurgee
| | Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 06:30 pm: |
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Gillespe-Boynton ( Typo) |
richarddurgee
| | Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 08:39 pm: |
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Tom on your engine there are two tags, is one of them oiling instructions, if so we can date it within a year or two. Let me know. Richard |
andrew
| | Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 09:25 pm: |
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Richard,
For future reference... you can edit your own posts for typo's etc (if you are registered as you are) for about 30 minutes after posting... just click on the little "edit" link.
Regards, Andrew |
richarddurgee
| | Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 11:01 pm: |
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Now i know what that little "edit" Does!
Thanks Andrew !
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Took these pics at Clayton Museum.
Tag says "Smith Electrical Engineering Co.
Maker of High Grade Marines Engines
Watertown N.Y.
The engine is undoubtedly a Watertown.
Stan Grayson in his books appendix lists this
co. and says that their trade name was "BOYNTON"
Found this in a 1916 publication ?
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Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 03:05 pm: |
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Thanks for all the info. Damn!! I once owned a small engine with a "shop stamped" brass tag marked for the Smith Electric co of Watertown.
I sold it to a midwest collector. It was stuck as I recall. I just spent an hour trying to just determine what year it was so I could look for the pictures. (around 1992) I'll post when I find. |
Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 03:26 pm: |
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The oiler tag image is attached |
Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 03:26 pm: |
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Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 03:30 pm: |
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My Watertown is missing the cast iron exhaust and intake manifold. From the pictures provided I believe I could fabricate one from steel plate and grind it to shape. |
olarry
| | Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 05:33 pm: |
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If anyone is intersted there is one of these for sale on Harry Matthews marine engine classifieds.Nice picture and looks to be restored. |
Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 05:59 pm: |
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1908 Watertown. Note drip oilers and big crancase access plates under each case. Differences from photos listed here
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Bruce
| | Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 06:59 pm: |
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Harold Johnson in Watertown NY 315-788-9133 lists a 1 cyl 5HP Watertown in his collection in the 2002 ACBS directory. I believe the Watertown Times newspaper did a story on the company some time ago. Perhaps Harold Johnson has a copy of this information. |
richarddurgee
| | Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 08:41 pm: |
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Tom: Seems that by 1915 Watertown was under the new successors Gillespie-BOYNTON, your engine has the oil mixing instruction tag which were showing up on engines by 1912 or so, so I would guess that your Watertown was made in those years 1912-1914. This is open for additional info or opinions. Where Smith Electrical Co fits into
this cronologically or historically is yet to be determined. |
Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 08:00 pm: |
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That would match up with the 1908 adv. scann showing no oiling instruction tag but having drip
oilers. |
Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 09:34 am: |
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Smith Electric picture to follow. It's actually a picture of a polaroid from 1990 so the quality is not so good. |
Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 09:35 am: |
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richarddurgee
| | Posted on Saturday, November 23, 2002 - 10:05 am: |
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interesting that this engine is not a Watertown!
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The engine for sale on Harry's has the SMITH ElEC
tag and it also is not a Watertown and is not the same as the engine above ??
Looks like SMITH tags showed up on many different engines?? |
graeme
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Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 05:31 pm: |
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i have got a Brit stern Gland and i am after a new bushing or the material that the bushing is made of. if anybody could tell me. thanks. |
