Brooklure?

[johnyrude200]

Apparently 1.5-3hp…just haven’t heard of one of these before…

Manufacturer…year(s)?

[wedgie]

Store branded, Gale produced. Forget who sold them, but they are an OMC product. 5 hp was available too. Edit: Here you go Johnnyrude, Spiegel catalog offering 😉

http://discount-marine-parts.com/ob_brooklure.html

[johnyrude200]

by the name, I figured it was a store brand re-brand, and suspected it was an OMC. Interesting how it’s a 2-degree separation 😎

[chinewalker]

Wasn’t it Spiegel stores or catalogs?

[frankr]

When I was a little kid, Ma always had the latest Spiegle catalog on hand. I think that’s where we got most of our clothes. The ones that weren’t hand-me-downs, that is. She never did get us an outboard. Dad did get a Firestone motor.

[49hiawatha]

I own one. Mine is the 13th one made (150).. They were only made for about 6 months and abandoned for bigger profit from the 3 (300) , 5 (500) and etc. 1950-1958 Spiegel sold some Neptunes pre 1950. Spiegel also bought an auto parts place , prominent in the Midwest called J & R Auto Supply and sold all the motors thru them. I am putting an extensive collection of information together about all the Gale motors and especially the little guys , 1.5 HP. This includes advertising , catalogs, sales brochures, , newspapers , etc. I will submit it to AOMC down the road. PS they made some interesting upgrades for the 1,5 HP (150) Brooklure unlike all other 1.5 HP Gales.

[johnyrude200]

Amazing what a conversation this can spark, all over a bunch of NOS shear pin packs I picked up. I saw this listed for one of the packets and knew this was the right place to ask about it!

[49hiawatha]

I thought I bought them all up? Olson #1 ? You can make them up with brass rods, obtained @ Loews.It appears everybody likes those big guys and my dream this summer is to strap three of them on my Grumman Sport Boat !!

[johnyrude200]

You guessed it! Picked up a box with a variety of these packs; will be bringing them down to the next Yankee Swap meet for folks to enjoy. They belong in the right hands, not in a dumpster where they usually wind up!

[garry-in-michigan]

Standard Gale Products line . . . 😀

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