Arrow engine paint color?

[John Drabik]

The original seems to be a dark red or maroon . Not enough left to tell for sure.
Can anyone give me a closer idea of what the original color was?
Thanks John

[Richard Durgee]

John

Does your Arrow have a tag on it ?
Does it have a Detroit or New Jersey address ??

[John Drabik]

[IMG]jpg[/IMG] No tag or trace that it ever had a tag. Only a single digit, a number 3 cast into the forward crankase halve.
Some traces of paint. Red on the cylinder base below the copper top and a darker maroon on the flywheel. Hard to say what and how much has faded. Heck its even hard to say for sure if its an Arrow. Sure looks like it in the BYB though. Feel free to offer up any insight.
Thanks, John

[John Drabik]

[IMG]jpg[/IMG] Trying to get some photos of the Arrow here. Hope it werks

[Andrew Mackey]

I have an Arrow, built in NJ, that is mounted on a fire pump. It was purchased by the Hainesville FD in 1917. The flywheel is red, and the engine block is silver. Cylenders, of course are polished copper. There is a brass button, approximately 1 1/2" diameter, soldered to one of the cylenders, that is the name tag. Mine is the K-2 version, 5 HP. Are you sure it is an aaaaaaaArrow, and not a waterman? Waterman was bought out ny Arrow in late 1916.
Andrew

[John Drabik]

Originally Posted by Andrew Mackey

I have an Arrow, built in NJ, that is mounted on a fire pump. It was purchased by the Hainesville FD in 1917. The flywheel is red, and the engine block is silver. Cylenders, of course are polished copper. There is a brass button, approximately 1 1/2" diameter, soldered to one of the cylenders, that is the name tag. Mine is the K-2 version, 5 HP. Are you sure it is an aaaaaaaArrow, and not a waterman? Waterman was bought out ny Arrow in late 1916.
Andrew

I honestly cant be sure what it is. There is absolutley no sign of any tag or mounting for one. No sign of solder on the dome either. I`ll try again to post a photo

[Richard Durgee]

John's Engine photos.

[Richard Durgee]

Still trying to sort out this exact history, but it seems that Pausing Engineering Co. of new Jersey bought both Waterman Marine Motor Co. and Arrow Engine Works both of Detroit in 1916-17, the new mfging Co. was named Arrow Motor & Machine Co. New Jersey !

This is a 1920 ad.

[Derek Pollard]

Hi I have a original Waterman K1Ithink that is what you have the colour on flywheel and casting is a silvery gray

[Andrew Mackey]

Engine looks like either a Waterman or Pausin Engineering (Arrow) K-1. This engine was also manufactured under the Dispro label (DISappearing PROpellor company), who made boat tngines into the '20s
Andrew