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A Question for Fairbanks-Morse Owners

By James R. Hickey

1336 Peach Avenue, El Cajon, California 92021

I recently received a copy of C. H. Wendel's "Power in the Past" - Volume 2, a history of Fairbanks, Morse and Company.

It was a most interesting and informative book.

However, page 98 raises a question. There is a list of serial numbers by year. The numbers range from 1911 to 1948 and the last number recorded is 908813 -this is supposed to be the highest serial number used on Fairbanks-Morse engines. However, I have a 2 HP F-M kerosene engine (see pictures) which very clearly shows the serial number 1114600. I wrote to Mr. Wendel and he replied that to the best of his knowledge F-M never made any engines with a seven digit serial number.

I would like to have all your Fairbanks-Morse owners check their serial numbers and see if anyone else has one with a seven dig...

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