The Elbridge Engine Company advertised themselves as makers of marine, airplane and stationary farm engines. A business certicate (dba) was filed with the Monroe County clerks office in 1910. A second certificate was filed in 1916.
The company is found in the Rochester City Directories at Culver Rd and the canal from 1909 to 1913. They are not listed in 1914 and 1915. In 1916 and 1917 the are listed at 109 Sibley block, with Francis C. Owen as manager.
Additional information can be found on the following pages:
- Airplane Engine Encyclopedia by Glenn D. Angle, In Charge of the Design of Airplane Engines for the United States Air Sevice, 1921.
- The Four-Cylinder Wonder Motor From Motor Boating Magazine, 1917.
- Company Advertising Various ads for Marine, Airplane and Stationary Engines.
- The Go-Devil, “the Fastest Thing in the World” Article from The Rochester Herald, January 31, 1912.
- 1910 Map 1910 Atlas of the city of Rochester, N.Y. Plate 31
- Clyde Cessna's Silverwing Cessna's first airplane, the Silverwing, was powered by a four cylinder Elbridge engine.
- Smithsonian Institution Engine Photos of an Elbridge engine in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution.
References
- Rochester City Directories, 1909-1913, 1916-1917
- Monroe County Clerks Office Electronic Index
- Airplane Engine Encyclopedia, P. 181; by Glenn D. Engle; Pub. 1921