These are my observations on Lee Howl water pumps, nice pumps these,but people struggle with identification on them due to most having no name cast in them but from what I’ve seen, there are certain things that makes these particular pumps easy to identify. Jonathan Edwards Howl planned to start an engineering business at Tipton … Read more
Sunday Winter Warmer It’s that time of the week again. Continuing this week with a look at the fantastic Woolpit Steam back in 2023. Information on the 2026 Woolpit Steam can be found HERE #vintageengineenthusiast
A few weeks ago, I posted an article about a Lister Junior powered mixer. This got me thinking about another unusual exhibit I had seen fitted with a Lister Junior engine. This time the item in question is a small crane made by the Ealing (London) based company of J. S. Neal & Co. This … Read more
Dug my old Fairbanks out from the back of the shed with the plan to give it a repaint and get it running better than it did, after a little wipe over with some WD40 (other sprays are available) I figured it didn’t need much so I’ll leave it how it is for now. Apparently, … Read more
Congratulations go to Mike Milestone with his Playing With A Pinkney article. Voted by you, the readers as the best article of the month for November 2025. Congratulations Mike, Your prize will be on its way to you shortly. Be sure to support your favourite authors with the “Like” button located at the bottom of … Read more
This may sound like a strange topic for stationary engine enthusiasts but please read on😉 I’m not sure of the current rally scene but back in the eighties and nineties many of us engine-men were also showing off our ever-increasing collections of pressure lamps. Be it the ubiquitous Tilley lamp or many of the lesser … Read more
Sunday Winter Warmer With the long winter nights upon us in the run up to the start of the 2026 rally season, on Sundays, to keep everyone going we’re going to start posting videos from past events. Starting this week with a look back at the fantastic Power & Machinery of the past at Breamore … Read more
Earlier in the year a small collection of engines appeared for sale on Facebook Market Place. After a couple had remained unsold for several days, we contacted the seller and made a deal to buy a couple of the engines. A 3rd engine had by this point sold pending collection. This was a Petter M … Read more
Being rather lucky I currently own 2 Petter 5hp ”Jelly mould” engines, one is the earlier single pot carb, one slightly later twin pot, this has given me a chance to compare the two. Apart from the obviouse carb differences there is actually several things that set these apart yet you can see the development … Read more
Back in March 2020 my son Mike and myself went to look at a Campbell Samson Pumping Engine which was for sale just off the A1 about halfway between Grantham and Stamford. The pump was directly mounted on the engine, and it did not appeal to me. However, the vendor then said that the Bates … Read more