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Campbell Special

By Jack Versteeg

1215 Jays Dr. NE Salem, Oregon 97303

While attending several shows this summer, I attended the Central Oregon Old Iron Club's show that was held in Bend, Oregon in June. It was held at the Mountain View Mall and a lot of the local residents attended. There was a very good display of old engines and memorabilia. Something special was shown for the first time. It was a Campbell Special, 1 HP, running at 125 RPM. What was unique about this engine was that it was completely locally made by the Campbell Specialties Co. of Madras, Oregon. It was made entirely of parts found in the iron pile. The main frame was of channel iron, the flywheel from a separator, the piston and barrel (cylinder sleeve) from D-7 cat. The hopper was hand formed from sheet metal, the head from flat iron and both intake and exhaust from pipe, using T fittings for valve seats and a water valve for the mixer ...

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