Figure 62. — 1902 Franklin automobile in 1947, after restoration by staff of 



National Museum. 



The camshaft is driven by external spur gears adjacent 

 to the flywheel. The original ignition equipment has been 

 replaced with a low-tension distributor, which is driven by 

 the left end of the camshaft through external gears. An 

 arm, mounted eccentrically on the timer gear, operates a 

 ratchet-controlled, mechanical, pump oiler in front of the 

 engine. The oiler discharged into the crankcase and, 

 when adjusted properly, kept the oil level at the proper 

 height. Splash lubrication was employed within the en- 

 gine. A reserve oil tank next to the mechanical oiler kept 

 the oiler filled. 



This car was restored by the Museum staff early in 1947, 

 at which time it was disassembled, cleaned, reassembled, 

 and refinished. The leather upholstery was replaced, the 

 woodwork was repaired where necessary, and the entire 

 car was refinished with varnish-color brushed on (fig. 62). 

 As the ignition coils were not original, but were replace- 

 ments from a model-T Ford, they were left off the restora- 

 tion. The wrapped-tread tires of about 1916 were 

 retained, and were equipped with new butyl-rubber inner 

 tubes donated by Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. 



The car was acquired from the H. H. Franklin Manu- 

 facturing Co., of Syracuse, N. Y., in 1937, when the busi- 

 ness was liquidated. 



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