Engine, boat
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- OBJECT TYPE
- GASOLINE/2 CYL
- DATE
- 1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0264.001
- MANUFACTURER
- RUSSEL-HIPWELL ENGINES LTD.
- MODEL
- HD
- LOCATION
- Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON/ STEEL/ SYNTHETIC PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 132.0 cm
- Width
- 74.0 cm
- Height
- 118.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Forestry
- Category
- Transportation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- RUSSEL HIPWELL
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Owen Sound
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1949-1987
- Canada
-
THE RUSSEL COMPANY IS AN OLD CANADIAN COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURED MANY STEEL WORK BOATS, INCLUDING THE FIRST 'MAID OF THE MIST'& THE LOG BOOM BOAT SHOWN ON THE CANADIAN $1.00 BILL (SEE RUSSEL BOAT 900018). - Function
-
USED TO POWER LOG BOOM BOATS. - Technical
-
THE 'L' HEAD ENGINE WITH LARGE INSPECTION PANELS WAS EASY TO SERVICE. A SIMPLE FORWARD-REVERSE TRANSMISSION MADE THE BOAT MANOEUVRABLE & EASY TO HANDLE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE READING 'STEELCRAFT/ MODEL HD SER. NO. 54598/ RUSSEL-HIPWELL ENGINES/ LIMITED/ OWEN SOUND, ONT. CANADA'/ CAST LETTERING IN SEVERAL PLACES ON CASING READING 'RUSSEL/ OWEN SOUND'/ SAME PLATE ON TWO PARTS READING 'ANDERSON, IND./ Delco-Remy/ MODEL 110740L SERIAL 1M/ MADE IN U.S.A./ AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT' OR 'MODEL 1111535 SERIAL 2D14'/ PART PLATE READING 'FAIRBANKS-MORSE/ PAT. PAT. PEND./ TYPE PM' & STAMPED '4259627'/ PLATE FROM BOAT READING 'STEELCRAFT/ BUILT BY/ RUSSEL BROTHERS LIMITED/ OWEN SOUND ONT., CANADA/ BOAT NO. 837 LENGTH 26'0 BEAM 7'6 YEAR 1949'
- Missing
- SOME PARTS ARE NOT ORIGINAL, E.G. CARBURATOR.
- Finish
- ENGINE CASING PAINTED YELLOW ENAMEL/ RED,BLACK & GREY PAINTED PARTS/ METALLIC PARTS
- Decoration
- CAST 'Russel' WITH ELONGATED ARM OF 'R' RUNNING UNDER OTHER LETTERS.
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