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Antique Engine Database
Turner Mfg. Co.
The 1911 Simplicity line from Turner Manufacturing Company also included these attractive hopper cooled engines in 3 and 5 horsepower sizes. Their high quaility construction made them an immediate success, with many thousands being marketed across the United States and in many foreign countries. A conventinal hit-and-miss design was featured, along with low tension make-and-break ignition. Although a portable style is shown here, the 3 and 5 horsepower engines were also available for stationary or semi-portable use. The 1911 line listed the 3 horsepower engine as the smallest size – in later years, 1 1/2 and 2 horsepower engines were added to the series.
history
Roganized in 1872 at Milwaukee, Turner Manufacturing Company originally assumed the title of Western Malleable & Gray Iron Manufacturing Company. Unitl 1909 the company operated at Milwaukee, still retaining the Western malleable title. “Simplicity” engines from the original firm first emerged in 1900, adn by 1902 western malleable had specialized in gas engines exclusively. In 1911 the company came under control of Leland M. Turner who had been instrumental in designing the Simplicity engines.
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