Antique Stationary Engines, Antique Tractors, Old Machinery, Restoration, Display

If you like old engines, you've come to the right place. This site is run by Rob Skinner and Kelley Garcia, a couple of gearheads in La Habra, California (close to Disneyland, for those of you from far away). We collect old machinery, primarily stationary engines, but we've been known to occassionally give quarter to tractors, farm machinery, and other bits of old iron.

In this web page, we hope to share with you some of the iron in our collection, pictures from shows we've attended, and an assortment of other tidbits that might be of interest to other enthusiasts and restorers.

Be sure to check out the newest addition to the stable, a Campbell Oil Engine. I've been playing with the new video camera, and took some high-def footage. Check it out if you have a high speed connection.

For the past two years I haven't been putting up many pictures from engine shows. I've been editing the club newsletter, and wanted to save my best pictures for publication there. Now, I think I can put pictures in both places, without detracting from the newsletter. Stay tuned for more show pictures as the year progresses...

Antique Stationary Engines in our Collection, Gas Engines
Campbell Oil Engine
Rider Hot-Air Pumping Engine
11 h.p. Austral Oil Engine - Australia
6 h.p. Richard Hornsby - Vaporizing Oil Engine
6 h.p. Samson - Stockton, California
25 h.p. Commercial - Los Angeles
Lorenz - Czechoslovakia
14-28 Rumely Oilpull
7½ H.P. Allan Brothers - Scotland
8 H.P. Goold, Shapley & Muir - Canada
20 H.P. Victory Oil Motor - Niles, California
Jaeger cement mixer engine
Rider Ericsson Hot-Air Pumping Engine
Bessemer Gaso-Kero Engine
Fairbanks-Morse Type Z, Style D.


Antique Machinery in our Collection, Old Engines
Western Engines
Great Western Roller Mill
Bean Orchard Sprayer
Burrall Cornsheller
Mann's Green Bone Cutter
Engine Powered Ice Cream Freezer
Articles
Alternative Fuel for the 1800's
A Visit to Don Hunter's Shop
Big Wheel Technology
Old Piston, New Rings
Producer Gas and its Production
Dick Bouma's One-of-a-Kind Oilfield engine
A short history of the John Bean Company



Repairing an old engine
March 15, 1886 Newspaper advertisement
Antique Engine and Tractor Shows, Gasoline Engine
Cal Poly Pomona Tractor, Car & Engine Show - May, 2009
California Gold Engine Exposition - May, 2007
Highland Citrus Festival - March, 2007
Wings, Wheels & Rotors Expo - October, 2006
Hurst Ranch - October, 2006
Brentwood Science Fair - May, 2006
California Gold - California Engine Exposition
Brentwood Science Fair - June, 2005
Arizona Flywheelers Show, Cottonwood, Arizona - March, 2005
Main Event Engine Show, Quartzsite, Arizona - January, 2005
EDGE&TA 2004 National Show, Santee Lakes - October, 2004
Los Angeles County Fair - September, 2004
Tri-State Show, Portland - 2004
Amador County Fair, Plymouth -July 2004
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista - June, 2004
Arizona Flywheelers Show, Cottonwood - 2004
California Antique Farm Equipment Show, Tulare - 2004
Tri-State Show, Portland -2003
San Dimas Street Fair - July 2002
Tulare, 2002 - 10th Annual Show
Heritage Day, 2001 - Oak Creek Nature Center
Cottonwood 2001 - Southwest Hot Air Meet
La Habra Street Fair - February, 2001
Quartzsite, Arizona - January, 2001
San Dimas Street Fair - July, 2000
Anaheim Heritage Day - June, 2000
Whittier Founders' Day - May, 2000
Y2K New Year's Day Crankup - Bill's Bessie
Portland, Indiana - August, 1999
Coolspring Power Museum - June, 1997
Other People's Machinery - Assorted Pictures
engines of historical significance, internal combustion engine

California Engine Advertisements - Old advertisements of regional interest
Samson Iron Works - Magnificent collecton of original photos
History of the Gas Engine
Western Engine Manual - from the Vernon Tool Company, 3MB
Sales Brochure for Western Diesel engines - text in Spanish, 11MB
Catalog for Rumely Oilpull, 14-28 - also shows 18-35 and 30-60, 25MB
Sony Magnescale LH30 Digital Display Unit - Manual for Sony DRO, 1MB
Rider Ericsson Ads - Advertisements for Hot Air engines, 2.2MB
49 Uses For A Farm Engine - Sales booklet, 7MB
Allan Bros. Continuous Lamp Oil Engine - Instructions, 0.4MB
Allan Bros. Lampless Oil Engine - Instructions, 1.4MB
Flywheel Explosions - Flywheel Dangers, many pictures, 2.6MB
Fairbanks Morse Home Water Plant - Manual, Parts List, 8.7MB
Sawmaster Power Hacksaw - Manual, Parts List, 7.1MB
Cole Drill Instructions - 812 kB
Legislative Alert!!!
 
Online videos, online movies, internal combustion engine
Rider Hot-Air Pumping Engine, - 1MB, H.264
Rider Ericsson Hot Air Engine, - 4.6MB
Hurst Ranch Historical Center, - 17MB
Atkins Power Hacksaw - 4MB
Stirling Fan - 4MB
25 h.p. Commercial engine - 1MB
11 h.p. Austral Oil Engine - 5.2MB
2 h.p. Bessemer - 6MB
Rumely 50 Bottom Plow Demonstration - 8MB, mp4
Ice Cream Maker - 1.4 MB, mpg file
3 h.p. Lorenz - 3.4 MB, wmv file
Goold, Shapley & Muir - 6.3 MB wmv file


Victory Oil Motor - Two Cycle - Fuel Oil- foos
restoration tips, repair tips, tricks, motors
Reverse Electrolysis - creating the perfect patina.
Drilling large holes with your old man.
Build your own low tension coil.
WICO EK/PR Magneto Tester
Removing a Stuck Piston
Bill Young: Cleaning caked on grease.
Leather Belting - Notes and Rules
Determining horsepower of Gasoline Engines

After you've ground the corn: Cornmeal Recipes

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