1923 McCormick-Deering Type M 6 HP Engine

 This engine (serial #C28658) was made by International Harvester at its factory in Chicago, Illinois. IHC made 56,788 Type M 6 HP engines from 1918 to 1937, with a production peak of about 5,700 units in 1923, the year this engine was built. Rated at 6 HP and 550 RPM, this particular engine was reportedly used to power a saw for cutting wood on a farm near Bradshaw, Nebraska, in York County, about 35 miles east of Grand Island.
 The maker of this engine, International Harvester Company, was formed when an agreement was made on August 12, 1902 between people representing five different firms that specialized in harvesting equipment. Those firms were the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company; the Deering Harvester Company; the Plano Harvester Company; the Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Company; and the Milwaukee Harvester Company. As you walk around Stuhr Museum's exhibit, you will see several items made by International Harvester, including four engines.