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Original Worthington Found

With Surviving Worthington Engines Few and Far Between, this Original Engine Merits Notice

By Gary Pegelow

On the back cover of the September 1994 issue of GEM, I had a picture of my first Worthington engine, a 1-1/2 HP, serial number 40768. In that article I wrote about the original condition of the paint and my feelings about leaving it as found. I have since come across another in almost the same original condition, and like that first Worthington I will also leave this one as found.

The pulleys and mufflers on the two engines are different, but they may not be original. The governors and carburetors are also different -the governor and c on this engine are the same as on a 2-1/2 HP Worthington I have (serial number 39000), which I also mentioned in the September 1994 article.

I feel very fortunate to have these Worthingtons in this condition  &qu...

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