Outboard motor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 2 CYL/OPPOSED TWIN
- DATE
- 1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0296.001
- MANUFACTURER
- JOHNSON MOTORS
- MODEL
- 1925
- LOCATION
- South Bend, Indiana, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 8956
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALUMINUM AND CAST IRON
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 84.0 cm
- Width
- 23.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Motive power
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- JOHNSON MOTOR
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Indiana
- City
- South Bend
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Johnson Motors Company started as a family-run business. The Johnson brothers crafted their first marine engine in a barn in Terre Haute, IN, in 1908. The company’s first outboard motor, a 2-hp twin-engine made of lightweight aluminum alloys, was produced on December 19, 1921. During the early 1920s, the Peterborough Canoe Company in Ontario had served as the distributor for Johnson Outboards in Eastern Canada. In 1928, Johnson expanded its presence by establishing the Canadian Johnson Motor Company Limited in Peterborough, Ontario. The manufacturing and assembly operations were initially located on the site of the present-day Canadian Canoe Museum on Monaghan Road. In 1935, Johnson and Evinrude merged to form Outboard Motors Corporation, combining their expertise and resources in the industry. Over time, the Canadian facility, later known as Outboard Marine Corporation of Canada Ltd., experienced significant growth. By 1959, it had expanded to over 400,000 square feet and provided employment to 1,600 people. La compagnie Johnson Motors a eu ces débuts à Terre Haute en 1908 à Indiana. Des frères ont créé leur premier moteur à deux temps le 19 décembre 1921. La compagnie ontarienne nommée le Peterborough Canoe Company était utilisée comme le distributeur des moteurs Johnson pendant les années 1920s pour le marché de l'Est du Canada. L'usine était située ou le Musée des Canoës de Peterborough est présentement établi. En 1935 La compagnie Johnson a fusionné avec l'entreprise Evinrude pour former la compagnie Outboard Motors Corporation. Ensemble les deux compagnies on agrandit leur usine canadienne et en 1959 il occupait 400,000 pieds carrés et avait plus de 1600 personnes en emploi. - Function
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This artifact functions as a small internal combustion 2-cylinder 2 Horsepower engine. This artifact can be attached to the stern of a small boat. Cet artefact est conçu pour être attaché à la poupe d'un petit bateau. L'objet est un moteur à combustible qui a deux cylindres et une Puissance de deux. - Technical
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In 1922, the Johnson brothers turned their attention to a small two-cylinder air-cooled motor, which they modified for use as a bicycle helper engine; these motorized bicycle attachments became known as Johnson Motor Wheels. Lou Johnson repurposed some of the Motor Wheel’s engine for a new invention: an outboard motor, and the result was a water-cooled 2-cylinder outboard weighing only 35lbs, significantly lighter than the bulky row boat motors of that time. The Johnson Waterbug or Light Twin introduced several groundbreaking features; notably, it incorporated a reliable flywheel magneto from the Quick Action Magneto Co. in South Bend, Indiana. The Waterbug also introduced other practical features. Improvements such as a motor that could swivel a full 360 degrees to increase maneuverability as well as the option to tilt the motor up when beaching or in shallow water served to attract many consumers. It also has another innovative feature: The use of a rope for starting the motor, setting a trend among competitors who used cumbersome knobs or straps. En 1922 les frères Johnson ont modifié un moteur à deux cylindres refroidis à l'air pour fonctionner comme un moteur à aide bicycle. Ces attachements motorisés pour bicyclette ont été nommées Johnson Motor Wheels par leur compagnie. Lou Johnson a adapté la technologie de ces moteurs pour une nouvelle invention : le moteur hors-bord. Le Johnson Waterbug ou Light Twin à introduite plusieurs options révolutionnaires très attirante aux consommateurs comme un volant de moteur magnéto fabriqué par la compagnie Quick Action Magneto Co. en Indiana. Le Waterbug avait aussi une autre innovation, don l'utilisation d'un démarrage à cordes. Cette innovation à révolutionner les moteurs hors-bord qui précédemment utilisait des sangles ou des manches plus encombrantes. D'autres aspects comme un moteur qui pouvait pivoter à 360 degrés ou qui pouvait être incliné vers le haut dans de l'eau peu profond servait pour augmenter la manœuvrabilité de leur produit ainsi que pour attirer encore plus de consommateurs. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- MAY BE MISSING SOME ORIGINAL PARTS WHEN RESTORED BY S. MACDONALD IN 1975
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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JOHNSON MOTORS, Outboard motor, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1969.0296, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0296.001/
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