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Neat find.
I found this in "The Old OUtboard Book"
"Chicagoan Wilbur S. Salisbury entered the fledgling outboard world in 1892 with plans and a patent for an electric kicker that he may have marketed under his name. A similar device surfaced as the 1897 Allen. The next year (circa 1898) Salisbury advertised a gasoline fired "portable boat propelling motor." This 4 cycle, rear pointing single looked enough like the legendary 1898 American (except for a semi-submerged oil tank braced to the lower unit) to make one wonder about a possible connection."
A real piece of Outboard History there! My wife wouldn’t give 2 hoots, but I think its pretty awesome!
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