Chanticleer advertisement in 1915 Gas Review

Haish Chanticleer engine ad in 1915 Gas Engine publication. | Photo by Jessi LaRue

An ad for Haish's Chanticleer engine was spotted in the September 1915 edition of the Gas Review.

The ad features an illustration of a Chanticleer gas engine and reads:

"Chanticleer
'All Quality' Gasoline Engines

There are some definite differences between the CHANTICLEER and ordinary gasoline farm engines. Ask us about them.

NOT a 'foundry engine' but the product of an up-to-the-minute shop. Every working part is accurately machined to the diameter of a hair.

Designed and built with a definite appreciation of the demands of farm engine service.

 
1 1/2 to 22 H.P. for every purpose. Equipped with oscillating, crinkles self-starter.

We have a copy of our catalog for you. Send us your address at once.

See our exhibit at the State Fairs

Jacob Haish Co.
32 Haish Ave.
DeKalb, Ill."

A page from the September 1915 edition of the Gas Review. | Photo by Jessi LaRue

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1917 Farm Implement News Buyer's Guide

The 1917 Farm Implement News Buyer's Guide advertised many products available for purchase from the Jacob Haish Co. in DeKalb. 

The most notable was this advertisement from the book:

1917 Farm Implement News Buyer's Guide via Google books

"CHANTICLEER 
'ALL QUALITY'

Gasoline Engines and Feed Grinders are different --- and better. They were designed and built to meet the exacting farmer's needs and will give long satisfactory service in every respect. Chanticleer's Engines deliver more power on less fuel than any other gasoline engine made. We have a complete line of Chanticleer Engines for every possible use --- from 1 1/2 to 22 h.p. --- and every one of them carries the ironclad "Haish Guarantee." Write for prices.

The Chanticleer Feed Grinder has a larger capacity than most grinders and will produce from 6 to 30 bushels of perfectly ground, evenly mixed feed per hour with from 3 to 6 h.p. It is a splendid all-purpose grinder for ear corn, small grain or mixed grain. Write for prices.

FREE. Our 48-page book shows our complete line of Gasoline Engines, Feed Grinders, Silo Fillers, Wood Saws, Pump Jacks, Washing Machines, Ear Corn Slicers and Barrel Carts. Write for a copy today.

Jacob Haish Co.
37 Haish Avenue, DeKalb, Ill."


In the section titled " General Directory of the Manufacturers," this is what's listed as "goods" available from the Jacob Haish Co.:

"Gasoline engines (stationary, portable and skidded), binder engines, wood saws (steel and wood frame), portable saw outfits equipped with engines, feed grinders, corn and cob grinders, pump jacks, washing machines (belt power and electric), pumping outfits, farm trucks, farm and home lighting plants, barrel carts, milk carts, silo fillers."

POSTCARD: Smokestack struck by lightning

I discovered this postcard on Ebay, and its image has quite the story to tell. The postcard, which shows the Haish building which stands at Ninth and Locust Streets in DeKalb, reads:

"Haish's New Electric Power and Gas Engine Plant, DeKalb, Ill. Smokestack struck by lightning Saturday, July 28th, 1906."

The front side of the Haish postcard. | Photo by Jessi LaRue

The back side of the Haish postcard. | Photo by Jessi LaRue

Documentation courtesy of the Joiner History Room offers a little more insight on this image:

"The building picture on the reversed side is of The Jacob Haish Company, Power & Gas Engine Plant, located at Ninth & Locust Streets. The Power Plant was discontinued prior to 1915, the Gas Engine Plant was discontinued in about the year of 1916. The property was sold to Hurley Machine Company and was purchased in 1924 by the Nehring Electrical Works from the Hurley Machine Company. The three [story] building was remodeled into a two [story] steel structure and an addition of two stories and one [story] was built adjoining this building at the west end in 1936, all as it now stands in 1956. A one [story] structure was built east of this building in 1930 and another structure in 1941, as it now stands in 1956. The present Office Building at Ninth & Locust Streets, was built and finished in early 1938, all the above building and remodeling was done by the Nehring Electrical Works."