The original concept of combustion engines as we understand them dates as far back as the late 1800s. And while they are more or less a solved science today, they definitely didn't start that way.
Labor saving devices are nothing new, but they rarely inspire the kind of dedicated stewardship that antique engines do. This week in Fort Meade, Florida, the 1500 members of the Florida Flywheelers ...
Devin Sheriff since has restored all seven engines and collected some of his own. He has between 30 and 35 stored throughout the family property. Like the vintage radios, the hit-and-miss engines were ...
Editor’s Note: This column is part one of an extended piece. Around the year 1900, “hit and miss” one cylinder, stationary, gasoline engines revolutionized farming. The term ” hit and miss” is a ...
Earlier this month Harry Wildasin, 81, of North Codorus Township, spent two weekends at the Apple Harvest Festival in Adams County to exhibit a rare piece of York County history one final time. A hit ...