A Champion blower in action
Posted by Chris Graham on 5th May 2022
Chris Gayle enjoys exhibiting his Champion blower with some of his stationary engines to fascinated audiences in Ireland.
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The Champion blower is seen here being driven by an HW Davey engine.
There was an article in Stationary Engine a few months ago featuring forge blowers in Ireland; well I would like to say that I, too, have a fine example of one of these blowers. It was manufactured by the Champion Blower & Forge Co, of Lancaster, PA, USA.
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Here the blower is belted to a 1950 Petter WH1.
I have taken it to a few rallies and it never fails to attract plenty of interest from the visiting public. Suffering a little from cabin-fever, I decided that I should give a few of my engines – and the blower – a run, and enclose a few photographs that I hope will be of interest to fellow engine enthusiasts.
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The blower seen on the rally field; it’s being powered by a 1927 Acorn-Hopper Petter engine.
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My Champion No 4 blower; it was manufactured in Lancaster, PA, USA.
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