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Photographer: from a Roberts Aviation Motors Catalog via Ohio Memory Connection
Taken: Circa 1912
Caption:
Roberts Aviation Motors Model 4-X Motor | Additional Description: The text reads, “Carburetor side. Weight complete and shown without propeller, 170 pounds. Dimensions: 4
1⁄2 inch bore by 5 inch stroke; crankshaft 2
1⁄2 inches diameter; bearings, propeller end, 6
3⁄8 inches long; crankpin 1
3⁄4 inches long. See price list, page 29.”
The price of this motor “with standard equipment” is shown on page 29 of the catalog: $1,500.00 “f.o.b. factory.” 25 percent with order and the “balance C.O.D.” The six cylinder 75hp model 6-X is $2,250.00 and the six cylinder 125hp model 6-XX is $2,600.00. Prices include “careful boxing of the motor and all supplies.”
Submitted: October 28, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p500076
File Size: 0.338 Megabytes
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