Circa-1900 8 HP Hamilton

摘要

This very nicely preserved and presented engine is an 8 HP Hamilton manufactured by the Advance Mfg. Co., Hamilton, Ohio. The company was founded in 1887 by Col. William Richie, and some people credit the design of this engine to him. Others attribute the design to a person named Giddings. In any event, these engines were very nicely designed, fairly simple and reliable. One interesting feature that this engine shares with other engines sold in New England is the very nicely done nameplate, which has the name of the engine cast in the plate as well as the merchandiser. In this case, the merchandiser is Stephen B. Church.