General Information

Serial #

18060

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Brass.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

71.1 cm

Width

39.3 cm

Height

104.0 cm

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

Universal Motor

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Wisconsin

City

Oshkosh

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Type of engine bought and used in Canada.

Function

To power a boat.

Technical

The first use of a gas engine to power a boat dates back to ca. 1885 both in Europe and in the United states. After which numerous companies started the production of marine engines. This one has a Ricardo cylinder head which provides a better and faster combustion of the gas with a new design of the combustion chamber. This invention was developed during WW1 by Harry Ricardo of Storeham, England, for L-head engine. The result is an increase in efficiency and economy (km per litre of fuel) Universal Motor Co., founded in 1913, was initially Termaat & Monahan Co. which started in 1901 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They began with two-cycle engines and with Universal, began building four-cycle engines.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Markings read: "RICARDO HEAD/ PAT NOV 13 1923/ W27" ; Mfr. plate reads: "U.S. PATENT NOS./ ?307, 342/ ?307,343/ ???9,975/ ???9, 382/ ????, 171/ 1,540,603/ 1,555,548/ 1,557,976/ 1579,331/ TYPE EK NO. 566549/ MADE IN/ SPRINGFIELD, MASS. U.S.A./ TRADE/ MARK/ WICO/ REGIS-/TERED/ GUARANTEED FOR ALL TIME AGAINST/ DEFECTS IN MATERIAL AND/ WORKMANSHIP/ WICO ELECTRIC COMPANY/ PAT'D. IN/ CANADA/ 1920/ U.S. AND/ FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING"

Missing

N/A

Finish

Brass magneto & coil box and carburator (the schebler)/ Spark plug, primer cup, and coolant pipe are on top of head./ coil box is a 'WICO' 12-1/2" flywheel/ Tied to a red square tubed frame/ Engine is green/ Flywheel is yellow.

Decoration

N/A