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Geiser Manufacturing Co.
Geiser engine design spared nothing in the way of rugged construction and high-class workmanship. Quality reigned supreme from the forged and turned connecting rod to the elaborate valve gear and governor mechanism. This wood sawing outfit was available in four different sizes – 6, 8, 10, and 12 horsepower. It was complete to the last detail, and other accessories. Geiser exhibited their engine line ranging from 4 1/2 to 12 horsepower at the St. Louis Exposition of 1904.
history
Peter Geiser started building grain threshers at Smithburg, Maryland, in about 1850. His ideas proved successful, so Geiser Company was formed in 1855, and in 1860 the plant was moved to Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Geiser Mfg. Co. was incorporated in 1869, and in 1881 Frank Landis built the first Geiser “Peerless” steam traction engine. A line of gas engines ranging in size from 4 to 20 horsepower was added in 1904 with the acquisition of Metcalf Mfg. Co. of Quincy, Pennsylvania. This engine was the brainchild of A.J. Miller and J.T. Metcalf who were finally rewarded for their work with U.S. Patent 936,795 of October 12, 1909.
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