Early National Meter Co. NASH Gas Engine - Coolspring Power Museum

This early gas engine has patent dates ranging from 1883 to 1899, thus probably built in the very early 1900's.
It looks like a fairly conventional 2 cylinder vertical, with zero (or 360) degree cranks for even firing, but several things seem odd about it, and there are several unused eccentrics on the camshaft. The 2 eccentrics at the center might be intended to drive magnetos, but they are 2 different diameters, and different throws. Without further investigation, it appears to be a conventional flathead design. The big silver lever at the right end is probably starting air, doesn't look to be a reverser. There is a quadrant at the right end with graduations on it, apparently to adjust the ignition timing, as the distributor drum and contacts are at the far right end. Buzz coils.
The 2 massive flywheels imply that it might have driven an AC generator.
Hopefully, one of the Coolspring guys will provide some more info.
Coolspring Power Museum
October 2022
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[@johnkoury1116]

Beautiful!! Thank you for bringing us this video!!

[@SteamCrane]

Thanks! I hope to get more information about the engine, it has some odd things about it.

[@johnkoury1116]

@@SteamCrane That is awesome. I am setting top a mach9ine shop that will be populated with 1800's machines that run off a belt system run by steam. I am in Pennsylvania. So I am looking for those ty[pe of things. this is way too big but keep me in mind my friend.

[@scania357]

Enjoyed that, thank you very much.

[@WillSmithHitandMiss]

nice one !