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Hart-Parr Co.
C.W. Hart and C.H. Parr founded the Hart-Parr Gasoline Engine Company in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1897. Their first product was this inverted vertical engine. Among other features was the unique cooling system using oil as the coolant. This made the engine completely frostproof regardless of the temperature. A further advantage was the inherent increase in cylinder temperature a factor necessary for burning low-grade fuels.
history
Hart and Parr moved their company to Charles City, Iowa in 1900. Shortly after this move, the company produced its first farm tractor, launching itself into what subsequently became a huge manufacturing operation. Stationary engines became a huge manufacturing operation. Stationary engines continued in the line during the early 1900s – this portable model replaced the original inverted vertical design. Oil is directed through nozzles in the top of the radiator. The induced draft thus created automatically kept the coolant temperature at a safe level.
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