One of the things that makes GEM different from other magazines,
is that its subscribers are so often willing to help each other out
by sharing information which they come across in their own quests
for knowledge.
One such subscriber is Richard Babbitt, who wrote to us last
year that he had acquired the contents of an International agency,
which had originally begun as a blacksmith shop and livery stable.
Among the old books and literature of the agency, Babbitt found a
1928 Farm Implement News Buyer’s Guide.
Inside the Buyer’s Guide, was a list of companies for engine
repairs listed in alphabetical order. Babbitt wrote us that,
‘Everyone seems to want a copy of this who has seen the
book,’ so we are reprinting the list here in hopes that it will
be of interest to our readers.
The list is reprinted exactly as it appeared except that we have
used current abbreviations for the states.
Richard Babbitt lives at RD 1, Box 95, Voluntown, Connecticut
06384.
Engine Repairs (Gasoline and Kerosene)
Abenaque…………………Abenaque Engine Co., Marlboro,
NH
Acme…………..Try J. C. Clifford, 624 Michigan Ave., Lansing,
MI
Admiral…………………….Montgomery Ward & Co.,
Chicago
Advance……………………………………..No
repairs.
Aerothrust…………………..Aerothrust Engine Co., LaPorte,
IN
All in One……………………….Ajax Iron Works, Corry,
PA
Alma Jr……..Levene Motor Co., 2200 Diamond St., Philadelphia,
PA
Always Ready………………..Montgomery Ward & Co.,
Chicago
American…………………….American Well Works, Aurora,
IL
American Boy……………..John Deere Tractor Co., Waterloo,
IA
Anderson…………Anderson Foundry & Machine Co., Anderson,
IN
Angola……………………………………….No
repairs
Appleton……………………….Appleton Mfg. Co., Batavia,
IL
Armstrong……………………Armstrong Mfg. Co., Waterloo,
IA
Arnold…………………………G. W. Arnold’s Son, Ionia,
MI
Atlas………….San Antonio Mach. & Supply Co., San Antonio,
TX
Auglaize………………………………………No
repairs.
Badger……………………………………….No
repairs.
Baker…………………………Baker Mfg. Co., Evansville,
WI
Banner………………………..United Engine Co., Lansing,
MI
Bates & Edmonds……………..Hill-Diesel Engine Co.,
Lansing, MI
Bauer……………Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Bauroth……………………. Bauroth Bros. Co., Springfield,
OH
Bessemer………………Bessemer Gas Engine Co., Grove City,
PA
Big Chief………………… John Deere Tractor Co., Waterloo,
IA
Big 4 Pumper……………Fuller & Johnson Mfg. Co., Madison,
WI
Big Giant……………………Montgomery Ward & Co.,
Chicago
Birdsall …………………….Quick & Thomas Co., Auburn,
NY
Bloomer……………Keller Tool & Machine Works, Eau Claire,
WI
Blue Line……………………..Alamo Engine Co., Hillsdale,
MI
Boss (hoisting)………American Cement Machine Co., Inc. Keokuk,
IA
Boss (stationary)…………………Bluffton Mfg. Co., Bluffton,
OH
Boss Farmer…………………….Walker Mfg. Co., Omaha,
NE
Bronson…………………….Montgomery Ward & Co.,
Chicago
Brown-Cochran……….. Brunk Machine & Forging Co., Loraine,
OH
Brownwall…………………. Burke Engineering Co., Holland,
MI
Buckeye………………………Buckeye Machine Co., Lima,
OH
Buckeye Boy…………………Mast, Foos & Co., Springfield,
OH
Bull Dog……………………Hill-Diesel Engine Co., Lansing,
MI
Bull Pup……………………Hill-Diesel Engine Co., Lansing,
MI
Bull’s Eye …………………..Montgomery Ward & Co.,
Chicago
Burt…………..Frank Burt, 441 S. Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo,
MI
Busy Bee…………….Enterprise Machinery Co., Minneaspolis,
MN
Busy Boy……………..Associated Manufacturers Co., Waterloo,
IA
Capital……………………………………….No
repairs
Capital………..C. H. A. Dissinger & Bros. Co., Inc.,
Wrightsville, PA
Captain…………Few repairs from Wm. Galloway Co., Waterloo,
IA
Casey………………………………(Probably K. C.
engines)
Cedar Rapids………Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Chamberlain…………..Chamberlain Machine Works, Waterloo,
IA
Champion…………………..Famous Mfg. Co., East Chicago,
IN
Champion………..Howe Scale Co. of Illinois, 1126 S. Wabash
Ave., Chicago
Chanticleer……………………..Appleton Mfg. Co., Batavia,
IL
Chapman……………………… Marcellus Corp., Marcellus,
MI
Charter ……………………Charter Gas Engine Co., Sterling,
IL
Chase……………….. N. B. Miller, R.F.D. No. 7, Mason City,
IA
Christensen……………………………………No
repairs
Clark…………………….Clark Machine Co., St. Johnsville,
NY
Collis…………………………….The Collis Co., Clinton,
IA
Columbia (horizontal).. Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Columbia (vertical)…………….Hill-Diesel Engine Co.,
Lansing, MI
Columbus………..Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Comet…………..Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Cook…………………….Union Steel Products Co., Albion,
MI
Cook………………………..Cook Motor Co., Delaware,
OH
Crawford-Cummings……………………………..No
repairs
Cray……………………. John Deere Tractor Co., Waterloo,
IA
Crown…………………….Clizbe Bros. Mfg. Co., Plymouth,
IN
Cutter …………..Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
D. H. Co………………………Hudson Mfg. Co., Oshkosh,
WI
Dairy King……………………Alamo Engine Co., Hillsdale,
MI
Dairy Maid………………….Montgomery Ward & Co.,
Chicago
Dandy………-………………. Challenge Company, Batavia,
IL
Dan Patch………………………Nelson Bros. Co., Saginaw,
MI
Davis………………………..The Galloway Co., Waterloo,
IA
Davis-Hanson…………………..Hudson Mfg. Co., Oshkosh,
WI
Dazzle Patch…………………….Nelson Bros. Co, Saginaw,
MI
Dean (Schramm)………………..Schramm, Inc., West Chester,
PA
Detamble……………………………………..No
repairs
Detroit……..Standard Motor Parts Co., 1715 Hastings St.,
Detroit, MI
Deyo-Macey…………Massey-Harris Harvester Co., Inc., Batavia,
NY
Downes…………… Downes Implement Co., 300 Washington
Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN
Drednaut…………Few repairs from The Galloway Co., Waterloo,
IA
Eagle………………………….Eagle Mfg. Co., Appleton,
WI
Ebel…………………..Lansing Motor & Pump Co., Lansing,
MI
Eclipse…….Fairbanks, Morse & Co., 900 S. Wabash Ave.,
Chicago, IL
Economic ………..Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Economizer……………………. Marcellus Corp., Marcellus,
MI
Economy………………………Sears, Roebuck & Co.,
Chicago
Economy………………… John Deere Tractor Co., Waterloo,
IA
Elgin Comet………Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Eli………………………………………….No
repairs
Elliott……………___Kansas City Engine Works, Kansas City,
MO
Ellis………..Levene Motor Co., 2200 Diamond St., Philadelphia,
PA
Elmira……………………..Field Force Pump Co., Elmira,
NY
Emerson………………Emerson-Brantingham Corp., Rockford,
IL
Empire……………………….Alamo Engine Co., Hillsdale,
MI
Empire……………………………………….No
repairs
Eureka…………..Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Ever Ready…………………….Iowa Engine Co., Waterloo,
IA
Falk…………………Advance-Rumely Thresher Co., La Porte,
IN
Famous…………International Harvester Co. of America, Chicago,
IL
Faribault…………………..F. W. Winter & Co, Faribault,
MN
or Faribault Mach. Shop & Fdry., Faribault, MN
Farmer’s Friend…………………………………No
repairs
Faultless.. (Faultless Engine Co.) Geo. B. Miller & Son. Co.,
Waterloo, IA
Faultless……………………….Iowa Engine Co., Waterloo,
IA
Field-Brundage…………………Universal Parts Co., Jackson,
MI
Field-Brundage Type W…………Montgomery Ward & Co.,
Chicago
Field-Standard………………….Universal Parts Co, Jackson,
MI
Flour City…………….Kinnard & Sons Mfg. Co, Minneapolis,
MN
Flying Dutchman……………….Alamo Engine Co, Hillsdale,
MI
Foos………………………Foos as Engine Co, Springfield,
OH
Franklin………………………..Nelson Bros. Co., Saginaw,
MI
Friend……………………..Friend Mfg. Co, Inc., Gasport,
NY
Frost……………………. Whitcomb Machine Co., Albany,
WI
Galloway……………………..The Galloway Co, Waterloo,
IA
Gaso-Kero…………..Machine Shop Equipment Co, Grove City,
PA
Gault…………………… John Deere Tractor Co, Waterloo,
IA
Gearless………….Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Gem…………….Write Information Bureau. Farm Implement
News
Gerber…………..Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Giant…………..International Harvester Co. of America,
Chicago, IL
Giant………………….. Warner Steel Products Co., Ottawa,
KS
Gifford………………………. Gifford Engine Co., Lansing,
MI
Gopher …………………Try Gillette Rubber Co., Eau Claire,
WI
Gray………………………..A. W. Gray’s Sons, Poultney,
VT
Gray………Standard Motor Parts Co., 1715 Hastings St., Detroit,
MI
Great Western…………Rock Island Plow Company, Rock Island,
IL
Haf-a-Hors…………….Grinnell Washing Machine Co., Grinnell,
IA
Hagan…………Hagan Gas Engine & Mfg. Co., Inc.,
Winchester, KY
Haish………………………….Appleton Mfg. Co., Batavia,
IL
Hall…………….Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Hamilton……………..Advance Manufacturing Co., Hamilton,
OH
Handy Andy………………… Bauroth Bros. Co., Springfield,
OH
Haney…………..Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Harris……………………John Deere Tractor Co., Waterloo,
IA
Havana…………………………Havana Mfg. Co., Havana,
IL
Heer…………….. Reliable Tractor & Engine Co.,
Portsmouth, OH
Hiawatha (row boat)…………Montgomery Ward & Co., Chicago,
IL
Holland…………………… Burke Engineering Co., Holland,
MI
Holliday………………………………………No
repairs
Homer…………..Write Information Bureau, Farm Implement
News
Honest John…………..Chamberlain Machine Works, Waterloo,
IA
Hoosier………………………Alamo Engine Co., Hillsdale,
MI
Hoosier……………….Flint & Walling Mfg. Co.,
Kendallville, IN
Howe………..Howe Scale Co. of III., 1126 S. Wabash Ave.,
Chicago
Hummer…………………….Racine-Sattley Co., Springfield,
IL
Hustler…………………… Jon Deere Tractor Co., Waterloo,
IA
Hustler (Frost)……………… Whitcomb Machine Co., Albany,
WI
