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1896 Article-Frey-Sheckler Co., Underwood Vehicle Motor |
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The Horseless Age Jan 1896 pg 18 |
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12/1/2011 10:17:50 PM |
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F. M. Underwood, inventor of the Underwood gas engine, and manager of the gas engine department of the Frey-Sheckler Co., Bucyrus, O., is greatly interested in the motor vehicle question, and is building two types of motors for this purpose—one, which is illustrated here, and another not yet exhibited, which will embody a number of new features. The motor here shown is the regular Underwood model, minus the base, which is used for stationary and marine work. It weighs about 180 pounds, can be run at from 100 to 500 revolutions per minute, and is capable of propelling a vehicle carrying four persons. The new Underwood vehicle motor will be of entirely new construction, consisting of a double crank, two connecting rods, two valves and one cylinder. The two pistons will move in opposite directions, making a balance so perfect that the inventor claims the motor can be suspended on wires from any point without causing more vibration than a sewing machine. The gases are compressed, fired and separated in opposite directions, thus saving weight, doing away with the cylinder-head and avoiding vibration. The speed of the motor can be varied from 100 to 1,000 R.P.M.s The new motor , which will be built expressly for vehicles, will weigh about 120 pounds for three horsepower, and will be called the American Vehicle Motor. |
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1896 Frey-Sheckler Co., Underwood Vehicle Motor
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