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bud_tierney
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Username: bud_tierney
Post Number: 51
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 05:37 am: | 
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Puritan Machine Co advertised a Perkins 4cyl 4 cycle marine engine, desc as 21/4x4, in a 1916 issue of Power Boating...
Puritan was apparently not an engine builder but a purchaser of the parts inventory of failed car and car parts co's, advertising itself as a dealer in orphan car p[arts...
I believe Puritan purchased leftover or surplus Perkins 4s built by Massnick-Phipps Mfg Co (known mostly for their Perkins V8). Google says the Perkins 4s were used in marine and power unit uses as well as in various cars. At least some of the 4s had "Perkins" cast in script on the crankcase and a brass tag referring to the Massnick-Phipps Mfg Co riveted to the crankcase.
To save wading through innumerable Perkins hits, does any of the above sound familiar to anyone??
Many thxx for any comments!! |
richarddurgee
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Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 3328
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 11:05 am: |
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Bud, I saw this as I was shutting down PC and going away for several days !
These are raw data notes and may have conflicts etc. If you don't find info you want, remind me in 10 days to do a bit of research and see what more can be found ?
1. Massnick Manufacturing Co.Perkins,Michigan, Detroit Atwater Street 1905 / 1567-69 River Street in 1907. Automobile trade journal, Volume 10 Jan 1,1906 pg 552*
2.Massnick Phipps Company, Perkins,Michigan, Detroit, 1091 Champlainn Street in 1914.
Walter Phipps and Frederic C. Massnick
Machine Company made several different engines,Marine,Auotomobiles, etc 1913-15.
3. Catalog page 1913
apologise for time constraint !
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bud_tierney
Senior Member
Username: bud_tierney
Post Number: 52
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 01:30 pm: |
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Richard: As always, a most helpful mine of information! Many thxx!
Someone in Oz (AU) turned up a teens-era Perkins 4 cyl and was having trouble ID'g it, sorting thru various UK etc Perkins's.
I'll refer him to your pix etc; maybe a US Perkins is what he has.
Again, many thxx! |
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