Keller
Bloomer, Wis.
Company: Bloomer Machine Works
Year: 1914
Horsepower: 1-1/2
Serial number: 2348
Weight: around 400 pounds
Bore: 3-1/2-inch
Stroke: 5-inch
Flywheel width: 1-1/2 inches
Flywheel diameter: 18 inches
Governing: hit-and-miss
Ignition: spark plug, battery and buzz coil
Unique features: A side-mounted fuel tank
allowed the engine to be used on a sprayer and not starve for fuel
when on a hill. The flywheels are cast hollow on one side to help
with balance.
Owner: Bob Rohde
740 N. Harris Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
Kewanee
Kewanee, Ill.
Model: Type 6A
Year: 1915
Horsepower: 1
Serial number: 6281
Weight: 275 pounds
Bore: 3-1/2-inch
Stroke: 4-inch
Flywheel width: 2 inches
Flywheel diameter: 16 inches
Governing: hit-and-miss
Ignition: spark plug, battery and buzz coil
Unique features: Headless, and the mechanisms
except for the fuel pump are on the off-side. The flywheels are
crowned to run a belt to a generator.
Interesting facts: Only three sizes were made:
1, 2 and 4 HP.
Owner: Glenn Karch
20601 Old State Road
Haubstadt, IN 47639
glenn.karch@verizon.net
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