Production History
The Lockwood Ash of Jackson,
Michigan was founded in 1904. They manufactured a single, a twin and later a
four cylinder marine inboard engine, for 12 to 30 foot boats. These engines
were sold under the Lockwood Ash brand to dealers
and boat builders. It was also sold under the "Motorgo"
brand to Sears-Roebuck. Ranges were from 7 to 30 horsepower. They also made a
row-boat outboard motor from 1914 through 1926. In 1927 Mr.Ash sold his holdings
to Mr.Lockwood, who expanded the outboard line to include larger horsepower
outboards under the Lockwood name. In 1929 the
Lockwood Outboard Motor Company merged with
Elto and Evinrude
to form OMC (Outboard Motor Company). Ole Evinrude
became the President and Stephen Briggs (of Briggs and Stratton) was the CEO.
With the depression at hand the Lockwood Outboard was discontinued as a brand
in 1930. We are not sure if some manufacturing took place after 1930 or if they
had some left over production, but Lockwood motors
showed up in the early 30's with the Sea King brand
names from Evinrude. Sea
King was sold through Montgomery Wards.
Hard core parts for these outboards are getting more
difficult to find as time goes on. Many older outboards used common Ignition
and Carburetor venders for that period. Discount Marine Parts has Ignition and
Carburetor repair kits for most all of these older outboards. If we don't have
what your looking for, we have many sources to locate your part. Obviously some
parts are just not available. We can sometimes find it used and often we have
the part made if there is enough demand. Discount Marine Parts has a large
inventory of parts for most brands of American made Outboards, Inboards and
Sterndrives. We also have most parts and service manuals available.
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