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TWO INTERESTING ENGINES

By A. G. Walford

19 Barn Hall Avenue, Colchester, Essex, England

I am an engineer connected with the internal combustion engine industry, and am interested in the history and development of internal combustion engines.

Here in England many societies, clubs and individuals are actively engaged in the acquisition, restoration and preservation of steam traction engines, road rollers, etc., but by comparison with the activities of Gas Engine enthusiasts in the United States, little has been seen of such activities in England. There are a few people here with good collections of old farm tractors, but it would appear that war time scrap drive eliminated vast numbers.

In 1964, I purchased a 1933 10 ton oil engined road roller. Although this machine is relatively modern, it is almost unique, as its power unit is a single cylinder Blackstone oil engine. This roller was probably ...

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