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HISTORICAL NOTES ON THE DOMESTIC ENGINES OF SHIPPENSBURGBy Don L. KirkpatrickThe Domestic Engine and Pump Company was formed in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1904, and began producing single-cylinder gasoline engines early in 1905. The Domestic Engine Company of Hagerstown, Maryland, incorporated in 1903, was absorbed by the new firm when the latter was organized. The "and Pump" originally denoted the Etter "Easy-Running" hand pump, to which the organizers of the new company had also acquired manufacturing rights. The company's products-pump, engine, and jack-were often sold together to overcome the drudgery of manual pumping and the vagaries of Pennsylvania winds. From 1905 until 1952, more than 30,000 engines were built in the Shippensburg factory. Production began with the Type A make and break ignition series; about 10,000 of t... 812 of 10320 characters shown.
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