If things are a bit muddled or mixed up or if you open up your
magazine and rice falls out don’t be surprised-this is Monday
and this Saturday evening our daughter, Dana, is getting married
and you can well imagine the buzzing and hustling and odds and ends
of so many things to do-would go better if I ever get my
‘par’ speed up again, but to this point have not yet
accomplished this but am doing the best that can be done and
I’m sure every thing will turn out beautifully. Will give you
details on the big event next time!
Have a letter from Ron Magnuson written to Dick Seibert, 209
Poplar Ave., Hummelstown, Pa and it goes ‘Dick-saw the pictures
of the engine you wanted to know the name of in (JEM. The name is
Coldwell mfg. by the Coldwell Lawn Mower Mfg. Co. They made a 1 and
2 cylinder engine. I don’t know the address of the mfg. Co. but
I can tell you where to find out. Lester Roos of Geneseo, Illinois
has two-a 1 and 2 cylinder. His was on the lawn mower when he got
them. He lives at 328 N. State St., Geneseo, Illinois.’ – so
perhaps that will be of some help to some of you other folks.
And a letter from Fred Gertje, Oro-fino, Idaho 83544 writes:
‘On page 30 of the May-June GEM magazine, Mr. John F. Hottle of
Manassas, Virginia shows a picture of his 8 horse engine and asks
for aid in determining the right name of it. I have a 4 X 6
Ward-Sattley engine that looks just like it except for size. It has
two letters and a number on each one of its parts, but oddly
enough, the letters are different on each part. I realize that it
might be that Mt. Hottle’s engine was made by the same firm
that built the Ward-Sattley. I do not know who that Was, but I
don’t think Ward’s made their own. I have another engine
that looks a lot like the engine in question. It is a 1? hp. The
parts are numbered AA1 to AA33. The gas tank is gone, but it
apparently worked on the direct suction system. The chief
difference is that it has a dry cylinder head. I noticed the letter
by George Kasdoff, Sr. of Goshen, Indiana in which he mentions the
gas engine made by Flint & Walling. I was surprised to learn
that they made engines’ There were dozens of their windmills in
this area, and I have one of their later models. Does anyone own or
know about the THERMOIL engine that was sold by one of the mail
order houses? I recall that it was supposed to start and run on
kerosene. How successful was it? Anyone that can answer Fred’s
question-I think he would be glad to hear from you.
And another important letter comes from Wesley E. Shultz, Jr. of
Leadmine Brook Road, Hardwinton, Connecticut 06790. Wesley states:
‘I believe the ‘What Is It?’ engine pictured on page 15
of July-August issue of GEM is a one bylinder water cooled
Caldwell, used to power a Caldwell lawn mower.
The Caldwell lawn mowers were constructed on the same principle
as the present day Locke mowers and were made in two sizes – one
cylinder and two cylinder. The one cylinder model was called the
‘Cub’ and the two cylinder model was called the
‘Bear’. As positive identification, the water filler cap on
Dick’s engine should be the likeness of a bear cub.
The radiator was not filled with water but only served to
condense the steam. The water filler was located level with the
bottom of the radiator. The aluminum drum flywheel housed the
magneto and as you can see also served as the fan drive pulley. The
three lugs on the magneto end of the crankshaft drove the clutch
assembly through a flexible coupling.
At one time I owned a two cylinder mower of this type which had
previously been used commercially for over 25 years. It still ran
very well. I would guess that Dick’s engine was constructed
about 1925.
I am presently restoring a 4 or 5 hp. ‘Money Maker’, If
anyone has any information on this engine, I would appreciate
hearing from them. It has a 5 in. bore, 7 in. stroke, 27 in.
flywheels, buzz coil ignition and hit and miss governor. It weighs
approximately 850 lbs.’
Was thrilled and so happy two weeks when No. I Son and wife
Kathi and the dear little granddaughter were able to visit with us
for a few hours. We see such a little bit of them and it’s been
four months since we’ve seen the baby and you know how they do
grow -she s nine months old now. She’s a little doll and my
heart aches they must go so soon and be away so long but at least
we did get to meet her again and she was very polite and made up
with all of us which made us all happy. Eddie and Kathj will be
here for the wedding, in fact are in it, but the little doll is
staying home in Bangor with her Grandparent Cascioli’s.
That’s it for this time and so until we meet again remember:
– The easiest thing to find is fault and the hardest thing to keep
is still.–The largest room is room for improvement.–Train up a
child in the way he should go – and go that way yourself. You
cannot expect to feel God’s presence if you are too busy.
