Stover Manufacturing and Engine Company

The Stover Manufacturing and Engine Company was created by D.C. Stover in 1881.^[1] An established inventor, he progressed through a profitable windmill business to, in 1895, the manufacture of kerosene and gasoline powered stationary engines for use on the American farm.

Stover Manufacturing and Engine Company

Early 1924 Ad
Industry	Stationary Engine Manufacturing
Founded	1881 in Freeport, Illinois, USA
Founder	D.C. Stover
Defunct	1942 (1942)
Products	Engines, windmills, drag saws, portable sawmills, water tanks, and feed grinders.

History

The Stover company began producing windmills in 1879.^[2]"To Extend Field of Stover Engine". Freeport-Journal Standard. 15 March 1907. Retrieved 24 December 2021.</ref> It was incorporated in 1881 as the Stover Manufacturing and Engine Company and by 1922 they had 600 employees.^[3][2]

Stover made more than 277,000 engines of various sizes and uses.^[4] Stover licensed some designs to Sears, Roebuck and Co. under the Economy trademark.^{[citation needed]}

In addition to windmills and engines, Stover made a line of cast iron waffle irons.

The main manufacturing plant was located at 301 N Henderson Road in Freeport, IL. Although in disrepair, much of the plant still stands.