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Smaller numbers of Hesselman engines were also built by Allis-Chalmers for use in tracked vehicles. [4] [7] Waukesha-Hesselman engines remained in production until 1951. [4] Marketing tactics emphasised the engine's ease of starting and low smoke emissions when compared to contemporary diesel engines, as well as its ability to run on low cost ...
1841. First stone house in Waukesha, with walls of coursed cut limestone from Lyman Goodnow's quarry, the first quarry in Waukesha. Sloan was an attorney, first treasurer of Waukesha county, and partner of Alexander Randall. [259] [260] 134: Camillia Smith House: Camillia Smith House: October 28, 1983 : 603 N. West Ave.
For 62 years, Waukesha was an independent supplier of gasoline engines, diesel engines, multifuel engines (gasoline/kerosene/ethanol), and LNG/propane engines to many truck, tractor, heavy equipment, automobile, boat, ship, and engine-generator manufacturers. In 1906, the Waukesha Motor Company was founded in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Swarthout Museum, La Crosse, formerly operated by the La Crosse County Historical Society [85] Thunderbird Museum, Merrilan, Roadside America - closed report; Watson's Wild West Museum, Old west general store with American West artifacts, closed November 2018 [86] William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design, Milwaukee, closed in 2010
Hulsebos-Hesselman axial oil engines were five cylinder, four stroke, wobble plate engines that originated in and were used throughout the Netherlands during the late 1930s. [1] Numerous patents can be found concerning this engine, [ 2 ] all of which appear to attribute the engine's "wabbler" operating principles to the inventor Wichert Hulsebos.
A petrol-paraffin engine differs from a single-fuel petrol engine in that two independent fuel tanks containing petrol and paraffin (respectively) are required, but both fuels may be supplied through the same carburetor or fuel injection system. An example of a fuel-injected petrol-paraffin engine is the Hesselman engine. [5]
Old World Wisconsin exists largely due to the efforts of German immigrant Hans Kuether and architect Richard W. E. Perrin. [2] Perrin was an early advocate for the preservation of historic structures as evidenced by his involvement with the Association for the Preservation of Historic Buildings and with the preservation of the Mitchell-Rountree House in Platteville, Wisconsin in 1959. [3]
An automotive museum is a museum that explores the history of automotive-related transportation. Bold – museums owned by automotive manufacturers Italics – no longer open to public access, excluding private or invitation-only collections that were never intended for public access