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<blockquote data-quote="user 14190" data-source="post: 657549" data-attributes="member: 14190"><p>Having had a collection of 44 old stationary engines (All gone now) it is not an "Old" engine as the early ones up to around the 1930"s had spoked wheels, unless the wheels have been changed over time, it also appears to have a ring gear fitted, so possibly it had an electric starter motor fitted. Unable to work out what letters are in the logo.</p><p></p><p>My father was employed by Moffat Virtue back in the 1950's and he fitted 32 volt lighting and Shearing plants on the Southern Tablelands NSW for some years. I know that they had electric start on the 32v lighting plants, my Grandparents had one fitted, it had a bank of batteries in glass cells and the motor would start when a load was placed on the batteries, it was started by the generator. I was playing in the lighting shed, I was about 10 years old, rotating the flywheels and playing with the V belt that went from the motor to the generator when it suddenly started, it did achieve one thing, I never went near it again.</p><p></p><p>These are all that is left of the collection.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]6126[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]6127[/ATTACH]</p><p>Enamel signs, had to talk hard to get them 35 years ago.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Graham</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 14190, post: 657549, member: 14190"] Having had a collection of 44 old stationary engines (All gone now) it is not an "Old" engine as the early ones up to around the 1930"s had spoked wheels, unless the wheels have been changed over time, it also appears to have a ring gear fitted, so possibly it had an electric starter motor fitted. Unable to work out what letters are in the logo. My father was employed by Moffat Virtue back in the 1950's and he fitted 32 volt lighting and Shearing plants on the Southern Tablelands NSW for some years. I know that they had electric start on the 32v lighting plants, my Grandparents had one fitted, it had a bank of batteries in glass cells and the motor would start when a load was placed on the batteries, it was started by the generator. I was playing in the lighting shed, I was about 10 years old, rotating the flywheels and playing with the V belt that went from the motor to the generator when it suddenly started, it did achieve one thing, I never went near it again. These are all that is left of the collection. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCF2166.JPG"]6126[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCF2167.JPG"]6127[/ATTACH] Enamel signs, had to talk hard to get them 35 years ago. Graham [/QUOTE]
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