‘Power in the Past’ Vol. 3

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Stover introduced their first Style K, 1 horsepower engine with No. 21251 of April 28, 1910. In November, 1909 under No. 16719 a Stover 1-A, 1 horsepower engine was introduced, but only about 70 were built. It apparently was the predecessor of the Style K
Stover introduced their first Style K, 1 horsepower engine with No. 21251 of April 28, 1910. In November, 1909 under No. 16719 a Stover 1-A, 1 horsepower engine was introduced, but only about 70 were built. It apparently was the predecessor of the Style K

D. C. Stover and his many engines form the subject of a new book
by C. H. Wendel, titled ‘Power in the Past, Volume
3.’

This 100-page paperback, full of valuable information and
handsomely illustrated, should certainly become part of the library
of every Stover collector and restorer, as well as of any other
person interested in engines and the men who made them.

Wendel, whose home is at Atkins, Iowa, is already well known for
his prior volumes, such as the Encyclopedia of American Farm
Tractors, and 150 Years of International Harvester. He again shows
his determination to dig for data and pictures, and to provide the
high quality of publication which modern engine devotees seek.

The book is dedicated to Lester L. Roos, who has had a lifelong
interest in Stover engines. Roos obtained all parts, blueprints,
records and other literature of Stover enterprises. He shared these
with other collectors, and now Wendel through the book is able to
extend that sharing. Verne Kindschi and Marvin Maitre also made
catalogs and other materials available.

D. C. Stover, who started it all, was born in 1840 at
Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He not only became a
manufacturer of stationary gas engines, he also produced windmills,
barbed wire machines, buggies, bicycles, stoves and heaters, among
other items. In 1887 his factory became the biggest windmill maker
in the world. He built a tractor prototype in 1915, but evidently
did not go further.

Valuable copies of original Stover material are included; so is
a list of serial numbers compiled by Ross, from March 10, 1903
through the last, on February 20, 1942.

The book is published by Wendel’s firm, Old Iron Book
Company, RR 1, Box 28-A, Atkins, Iowa 52206.

Copies of the book are available from Stemgas, at $12.95
postpaid.

  • Published on May 1, 1982
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