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1902 Cushman 1-1/2 HPCushman's 100th Anniversary Brings the Oldest Known Cushman to the 25th Camp Creek Threshers ShowBy Jim L. BrownJim Brown's 1902 1-1/2 HP 2-cycle Cushman, serial number 8. This engine is believed to be the oldest known Cushman in existence. 2001 was the 100th Anniversary of the Cushman Motor Works of Lincoln, Neb. To help celebrate the event, I was invited to bring 30 Cushman engines for a special display at the 25th Anniversary of the Camp Creek Threshers Show, July 20 and 21, 2001 in Waverly, Neb. The display featured what is believed to be the oldest known Cushman engine in existence, a 1-1/2 HP, 2-cycle horizontal engine bearing s/n 8 and a patent date of July 1, 1902. While the company was formed in 1901, it was incorporated in 1902, and the first patents were issued to Everett B. Cushman and his cousin Clinton Cushman in 1902. It is not clear how many, if... 811 of 4701 characters shown.
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