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  1. 08-04-2014, 05:56 PM #1
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    Help identifying old 2 cylinder motor - Johnson Motor Co. - Model 0 -

    Good evening everyone,

    I bought a few old motors a few weeks ago and am having a hard time finding information on one of them. 2 were old single cylinder hit-miss motors made around 1915, but this last one I am unsure of.

    It is a 2 cylinder motor and the only identifying marks I can find on it are on the carburetor and simply says "Johnson Motor Co., South Bend, Ind. Model 0" as you can see in the picture. To the left of that there is a Patent number stamp but I cant make it out. I have researched Johnson Motor Co. some and found that the Johnson brothers started making motors in the early 1900's but most of the information I have found otherwise is about the Johnson outboard motors starting around 1922. Most of those are stamped so I don't even know if this is a Johnson motor or not, or if someone just pulled the carb of a Johnson. Either way I thought it was pretty cool so I had to have it!

    It has a little wooden stand, is about 12 inches tall and weighs around 30 pounds or so. Has Champion spark plugs with screw on connectors for the leads and all hardware are just flathead screws.

    Any information would be appreciated!!
    THANKS!
    J

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  2. 08-06-2014, 08:48 PM #2
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    For starters...

    http://www.leeroysramblings.com/history_of_johnson.html

    http://www.gasenginemagazine.com/gas...r-company.aspx
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