REFLECTIONS

30/1/15 Ruston Decals Q. I am restoring a Ruston-Hornsby and a Fairbanks-Morse engine, both of which came out of elevators here in Western Canada. J would like to find decals for both. Can anyone provide this information? Also, would it be possible to compile a listing of decal suppliers? Peter Kaake, Box 338, Cabri, SASK SON OJ0 Canada.

A. Ruston decals used to be available from Ray Hooley in England, but we don't have his current address, or whether he still has them. Can someone provide this information? Also, the F-M engine didn't, at least to our knowledge, have any decals.

The supplies, decals, and equipment listing is an excellent idea, and in fact, we're planning to incorporate this in formation into the next edition of Wendel's Notebook.

30/1/16 Aluminum License Plates Q. Can anyone tell me the company that made aluminum license plates with engines on them? They advertised in GEM some years ago, and I would like to order more of these. Any information will be appreciated. James Caplinger, 493 Murray Hwy, Benton, KY 42025.

30/1/17 Lauson-Built Engine Q. I would like some information on a Lauson-built engine that was sold by Montgomery Ward. It is a Model 93LC5130E, s/n 83322, and Cat. No. 87-5130; 2300 rpm, and  5/8 HP. Can anyone provide the correct color, when it was made, or other information? John M. Edgerton, 603 Loon Lake Rd., Bigfork, MT59911.

Readers Write

29/9/20 Woodin & Little In response, Woodin & Little did not manufacture engines, but were jobbers who sold engines which were manufactured by other companies and attached a tag with their name and address on the base of the engine on the magneto side. I have a Waterloo Boy engine (1911) and have had several Hercules engine of the 1920s that had Woodin & Little tags. Apparently Woodin & Little sold engines during that time frame.

You state that your engine has a tag with 7EK and the s/n. This is an engine made by Hercules Engine Co., Evansville, Indiana in 1921. The 'E' denotes the model (made from 1914 to 1921), and the 'K' denotes that this is a kerosene engine and is throttle governed.

The proper color for your engine should be PPG 43822 green or DuPont 7666 Green. The engine should have red pin striping. Carl Mehr, 125513 Elnora Dr., Penn Valley, CA 95946.

A Closing Word

We didn't get a lot of mail this month, so we're including some additional trademarks that might be of interest. No. 1 is for the famous Farm Implement News. This was the first journal to gain real status among the farm implement dealers. Until they sold out in the 1950s, this was the magazine to have, not to the exclusion of all others, but certainly at the top of the heap.