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HISTORY OF OUR "ELLIS"

By W. A. (Bill) Clegg

Jr., 523 S. Roberts St., Lima, Ohio 45804.

"Ellis" 2 cycle engine. Courtesy of W. A. (Bill) Clegg, Jr., 523 S. Roberts St., Lima, Ohio 45804.

After Anna Mae printed our inquiry on our 6 HP Ellis Engine in Jan-Feb. 72 G.E.M., we thought that some of your readers might like to know what information we received--thanks to the G. E. M.

First off--our Ellis was built by the Ellis Engine Company of Detroit, Michigan around 1900 to 1908 (according to reader information). The Ellis Engine Company was last listed in the Detroit Telephone Directory in the year 1916. This above information was sent us by a reader in Illinois.

Now another G. E. M. reader in Missouri sent us the following information from an old Gas Power Magazine, 1912 issue.

The 6 UP Ellis runs for 34c a day. By means of a patented throttl...

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