Stolen Engine Log

This page was created to provide a central place to post information on
stolen and missing antique stationary engines. If you are a victim of this
kind of theft, please fill the form out and the information will be seen by
several hundred serious engine nuts who can keep an eye out for any
engine fitting your description. This service is a result of discussion among
members of the stationary engine list. If you are interested in joining this
list, please go to the ATIS site at http://www.atis.net and click on the
subscription services button and follow the instructions.

I will enter the information in this space as soon as I can after it is received.
The info is emailed to me, so it might take a few hours to show up on this page.

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(entered 1850 hrs. EST Feb. 26, 2000)

This report is from the UK
Please contact:
Detective Sergeant Edgar, Macclesfield Police Station,
contact on 01244 61 3464.
Peter Forbes diesel@easynet.co.uk
or
Geoff Challoner geoff@enginemuseum.org

It is with great sadness and upset that I have to report a major theft from
the Anson Museum.
We have worked endlessly to try and create something that does not exist in
any National Museum,and were beginning to get together displays of a wide
variety.A large amount of Lister engines have now been acquired.
The aims of the museum were to show the whole development of the internal
combustion engine in all its forms,showing technical developments and
combustion chamber designs.

This is all now thrown into doubt.

Les having recently celebrated his 80th birthday is absolutely
devastated. As I am.

Items taken:

CROSSLEY ROTARY VALVE GAS ENGINE No 16243
GARDNER O TYPE GAS ENGINE No 13617
ROBINSON V TYPE GAS ENGINE No 2807
GARDNER O TYPE PETROL ENGINE No 24803
HARTOP
HALF SCALE MODEL ROBINSON
HALF SCALE MODEL GARDNER
TABLE TOP MODEL STEAM ENGINE
HORIZONTAL MODEL MILL ENGINE

20+ LUBRICATORS INCLUDING: NATIONAL,CROSSLEY,RUSTON,GARDNER.

A reward is offered for information leading to the recovery of these items.

Geoff Challinor. geoff@enginemuseum.org

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Would everyone please keep their eyes and ears open in the market place, I
have asked Geoff for Police contact information as well as an idea of when
the thefts took place.

Peter

Peter & Rita Forbes
Lister Cold-Starting Diesel Engines
Email: diesel@easynet.co.uk

Anson Museum Photos
(updated Mar. 17, 2000)

Dave Fuson reports the following engines stolen from Fair Oaks, CA in Feb, 1999. contact Dave at: panheadd@concourse.net
Phone: 916-991-1694

Stolen engines

1912 Fairbanks Morse Type T 2 HP. Red in color
on black walnut skids, all brass piping with a
galvanized water tower and brass hold downs.

..........also..........

1917 Fairbanks Morse Type Z 3 Hp
1921 Fairbanks Morse Type Z 2 Hp
Fairbanks Morse Type Z 5 Hp late

Richard Adamek reports the following model engines
stolen from the Forncett Museum in the UK. They were
stolen on the 18th, or 19, of August, 2000.

A double size 'Victoria' horizontal
A Beam engine
A vertical (ie crank overhead) Williamson
A Triple Expansion

Photos can be seen by going to the following page:
Forncett Museum stolen engines

Please contact:
Richard Adamek richard@oldenginehouse.demon.co.uk

Monteagle Tennessee antique farm equipment stolen
Although there are no engines in this theft, it is farm related and I think deserves a little space. KKC

Submitted by: Tom Gipson
Email address: oldirontom@hotmail.com
Subject: Submission from stolen engine log.

I did not have an engine stolen, but several pieces of horsedrawn farm equipment, and other antique itmes. Over the Father's Day weekend, several pieces of antique equipment were stolen from a farm belonging to my father. I was able to recover some of these pieces the following Sunday. They were at the flea market in Monteagle, Tennessee. I want to make it clear that there are TWO separate flea markets in Monteagle. The items were NOT at the flea market next to Interstate 24, but at the older flea market, across from the Monteagle post office. The items were in the possession of Mr. Tommy Dodson, who runs the flea market. Items not recovered include a pair of steel wheels which were removed from my grandfather's horsedrawn hay rake, a pair of steel corn planter wheels and axle ( the old style solid rims, not the later rims which are slotted in the middle ), and my horsedrawn Oliver disc. If anyone can help, please contact me!
Thanks, Tom Gipson

Report #6 (entered October 22, 2002)

Fuller & Johnson 2hp model NB
s/n 162132

This engine was stolen from Pioneer Village. Moose Jaw, Sask.Canada on October 4th 2002. If you have any information, please contact: pmjohnson@canada.com

Report #7 (entered January, 14, 2007)

New Holland 1/2 horse engine

1/2 horse New Holland engine owned by Rough & Tumble and it has a serial number of 7952, it was stolen from the R&T grounds. "The Pa State Police have entered the serial number into the national crime computer so if any Police Department checks the serial number it will come back stolen. If someone took it to restore or repair and just “forgot” to tell R&T I will not press charges. It must be returned by February 3rd, the next Board Meeting. After that anyone with that engine will be prosecuted".

Contact Mile Murphy