#ALAMO ENGINE MANUAL#

But it will always carry a memory of its first use. Through the years the building on South Street housed General Machine, Tecumseh Products, Hillsdale Steel Products, Essex Wire Corp. The owners gamely tried to manufacture other products, but the effort failed. Following the war, the development of cheap electric power nudged the gasoline-powered engines aside. The war interrupted a growing foreign trade, and the hoped-for war contracts never materialized. It wasn't the quality of the engines but World War I that heralded the beginning of the end for the Alamo Manufacturing Company. A magazine ad for Alamo engines explained that 'Its success is based upon a strict adherence to Quality-every engine has to be right in every respect before it leaves the factory.'

#ALAMO ENGINE MANUAL#

By 1915 up to 260 men were employed, and annual sales were almost half a million dollars. 1 1/2HP Gas Engine Instruction & Parts Manual - 13.60. Its large modern foundry sold engines not only all over the United States, but also in many foreign countries. The company made high-grade gas and gasoline engines, using its own products in the manufacturing process. A railroad spur was extended into the Alamo grounds for the receipt and shipment of the heavier commodities. Oldsmobile sold more than 1 million cars in 1985, something that only Ford and Chevrolet had ever achieved. Joe streets on the east side of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad. The Oldsmobile Cutlass was AmericaвЂ™s best-selling car in 1978-1981 and in 1983. A factory was later built at the corner of South and St. The original factory was located on Welch Street (now part of Oak Street) with 35-50 employees. Dibble treasurer, William Prideaux, and superintendent, M.F. Your Check Engine Light can be an indicator of needed maintenance. Pennock in 150 Years in the Hills and Dales, Vol. Alamo Diesel Service provides superior diesel auto repair and maintenance to. Sawyer, Vice President Charles Rittenhouse, Secretary and Edward Prideaux, Treasurer. According to Brad Young, the officers elected by the directors in April 1901 were A.D. Stock,В grandson of the original owner of Stock's Mill. Joining Rittenhouse and Beard as company directors were F.M. When Kennedy failed to come through with the needed capital, Rittenhouse and Beard took their offering several places before setting in Hillsdale, and with $25,000 the work of the Alamo Manufacturing Company was born in 1901. Charles Rittenhouse was named manager, George Beard as Superintendent and William Kennedy as the financier. The Alamo engine was invented by George Beard of Angola, IN. 1913+ Alamo Engines 1911-1913 Haish Great Western & Chanticleer 1909-1911 Root & Van Dervoort Engines Below is a b&w copy of the brochure and cover letter sent out by Southern Rock Island Plow Co. I have a beautiful reprint of the Alamo Engine Company 1 1/2HP Gas Engine Instruction and Parts Manual. (Thanks to Brad Young, an Alamo Engine Historian from Saline, MI, who spotted some errors in this story.)