McCormick-Deering 1.5 hp Gasoline Engine, 1925

Artifact

Engine (Power producing equipment)

Date Made

1925

Creators

International Harvester Company 

Wico Electric Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

United States, Massachusetts, Springfield 

Creator Notes

Engine manufactured by International Harvester Company of Chicago, Illinois. Magneto manufactured by Wico Electric Company of Springfield, Massachusetts.

Keywords

Engines (Power producing equipment) 

Magnetos 

Agriculture 

Object ID

2017.0.34.1265

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Rubber (Material)
Wire

Color

Black (Color)
Gold (Color)
Green

Dimensions

Height: 19 in

Width: 25.75 in

Length: 30 in

Inscriptions

on metal plate on top of engine: McCORMICK - DEERING / ENGINE / MANUFACTURED BY / INTERNATIONAL - HARVESTER CO. / CHICAGO, U. S. A. / GASOLINE / PATENTS PENDING / H. P. 1 1/2 SPEED 500 No AW3417 on metal plate on top of magneto: TYPE EK NO. 252451 / MADE IN / SPRINGFIELD, MASS. U. S. A. / TRADE MARK WICO REGISTERED / GUARANTEED FOR ALL TIME AGAINST / DEFECTS IN MATERIAL AND / WORKMANSHIP / WICO ELECTRIC COMPANY on side of engine: [logo] I H C / INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER on side of engine: [?] K - DEERING / [?] DE BY / [?] ARVESTER COMPANY / [?] PORATED) / U S A