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Badger Unearthed

By Woody Sins

3 Edna Terrace, New Hartford, New York 13413-1708

I came home one fine day in late September to find a photo clipped to my mailbox. It was of my buddy, Chandler Mason, with a mile-wide grin, standing next to an old tank-cooled engine inside a dilapidated barn. On the back were the words, "Look what I just bought Chan." On the engine was seen a vertical flyball governor, sideshaft, and spark timer of the Badger-Christensen style. Some people have all the luck!

The E-mail flew back and forth for a few days after that, including images of the cast-brass nametag, identifying the engine as made by C.P. & J. Lawson. This company was to become Christensen around 1908, and the family resemblance in the mixer, governor, and general lines is evident. The Badger brand name was associated with both C. P. and J. Lawson and Christensen. The photos also showed an original moo...

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