fairbanks morse eclipse 1A

[clappo]

can any one help with date for fairbanks morse eclipse 1a serial number A4531.thanks clappo

[Patrick M Livingstone]

The 1A Eclipse appeared in the mid to late 'teens. For some reason the Eclipse engines used a completely different numbering system to the rest of the Fairbanks-Morse line and no records exist to date them.
Here are my No.1 and 1A Eclipse:

[clappo]

Hi Patrick thanks didn't know until today that the serial number was on the top of the hopper,it was sold new in Australia by dangar,gedye & co ltd Sydney and was bought prior to world war one as it was Australian sold it was fitted with a maggie.cheers peter.

[Patrick M Livingstone]

My 1A was sold out of Qld buy my No.1 was sold by Dangar-Geyde. My 1A is fitted with the F-M 'export' magneto bracket while the No.1 has a chain drive setup. It is not the only early Eclipse engine I have seen with the chain drive but I don't know if it was done by F-M or (more likely) by Dangar-Geyde. Both of my little Eclipses run but old No.1 is due for a repaint (it was restored nearly 30 years ago) and the 1A needs a general tidy up.

[Patrick M Livingstone]

Here is some nice local material on the Eclipse:

[clappo]

thanks patrick for the pictures would like to get hold of hopper extension any clues?

[Patrick M Livingstone]

I have only seen the hopper extension on the No.1 & No.2. I should see if the one on my No.1 will fit on the 1A (I have a suspicion it may not). If it does I could get a couple cast.
I have had a few Eclipse bits cast with some success.