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My 40 H. P. COOK ENGINEBy Doug Brookhart,Sidney, Ohio 45365 The attached photo pictures a 40 horsepower Cook engine built in Delaware, Ohio. This engine operated in the Johnstown, Ohio, water works from 1917 to 1967, when I removed it from its base. The engine was installed as a "rebuilt" engine at the Johnstown water works in 1917. I do not know the history prior to its installation there, but it was probably built around 1910. The engine is a twin cylinder design with four foot flywheels, 3 7/8" shaft, 10" pistons and weighs 6,800 pounds. The engine hardware includes a Dixie mag, a "KW" coil-ignition box and a Pickerington governor similar to those used on steam engines. At the Johnstown water works the engine ran a line shaft which operated both a generator and a centrifugal pump. Back in the 1920s the villag... 811 of 1687 characters shown.
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