FRANKLIN ENGINE MODIFICATION

I bought an engine the end of April 2019. Cast on the base is “Franklin Gas Engine Patd.” Everyone knows these engines as Parsell & Weed engines. I have the vintage book Gas Engine Construction by Henry V. A. Parsell, Jr. and Arthur J. Weed, dated 1900. It gives detailed instructions for building a 1/2hp horizontal or vertical engine.

The design and castings were supplied by The Franklin Model Shop owned by Parsell