Maytag Fruit Jar Production?

[George & Helen Myers]

Now that the the eBay sale of the Maytag Fruit Jar Instruction Booklet has ended I am curious how many of these motors were produced. What was the production figure?

The booklet ended at $293.88! See:
http://ebay.com/ViewItem&rd=1&item=7604955142

Thanks....Helen

[Bill Sherlock]

That works out to $36.73 per page!! Pretty expensive paper if you ask me.

Bill

[Andrew Mackey]

Helen,
I think the fruit jar was only made a year or 2 (1918-9). Because of gas spills, and fires caused by breakage of the jar, Maytag redesigned the engine, and recalled the fruit jar engine. One of the reasons for its rarity. Finding an original manual is harder than finding the engine itself
Andrew

[George & Helen Myers]

Originally Posted by Bill Sherlock

That works out to $36.73 per page!! Pretty expensive paper if you ask me.

Bill

You forgot to mention the size of the page!

It's easier to understand the price of the booklet when you realize the buyer recently acquired the motor for the sum of 5100.

I would still like to know how many were produced!...Helen

[GaryH]

Anyone know what the story is on the fruit jar engines that were copied about 15 or 20 years ago ? Anyone know the facts ? I belive it is true but how close were they to the original ?
Gary

[Jas L]

Helen according to the Maytag collectors club fruit jar production was 2200-3400, Http://www.maytagclub.com Jas

[George & Helen Myers]

Originally Posted by Jas L

Helen according to the Maytag collectors club fruit jar production was 2200-3400, Http://www.maytagclub.com Jas

Thank you very much for your response! Now with the subject wording and your precise answer this should be easy to find in the archives!

All kidding aside I really do apprecaite your response, I will also look at the WebPage and BookMark it.....Helen

And my buddy Leonard is the VP!