Oldsmobile 1-cylinder Engine, circa 1903
THF101026 / Oldsmobile 1-cylinder Engine, circa 1903 / engine
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Artifact Overview
This single-cylinder, four-horsepower engine powered the Oldsmobile Curved Dash runabout. It has one cylinder, one piston, one connecting rod and crank, one balance wheel, and two valves. The complications of larger multi-cylinder engines were eliminated. The engine's simplicity and the vehicle's affordable $650 price made the Curved Dash runabout America's first car produced in large numbers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Automobile engine
Date Made
circa 1903
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.4.7077
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Brass (Alloy)
Paint (Coating)
Color
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 20.5 in
Width: 20.25 in
Length: 36 in
Inscriptions
Cast into valve cover plate: Olds / Patent 8 / 1704
Cast into cylinder head: Motor / (4 illegible characters below)
Printed on spark plug: Champion
Engraved on brass oiler (flywheel side): LEFT HAND / THE LUNKENHEIMER CO. CIN. O. IDEAL NO. 0
Engraved on brass oiler (across from flywheel): THE LUNKENHEIMER CO. CIN. O. TIGER NO. 0 / PATENTED SEP. 3. 1889 - FEB. 21 1893
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