A LITTLE PALM: THE STORY OF A MAN AND HIS ELUSIVE LITTLE ENGINE
Victor Hugo Palm was born in Karns City, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 25, 1879. His father was George Palm, who would soon be known for his work with convertible gas and/or steam engines. George’s invention was patented in 1900, and he formed the Palm Gas Engine Co. to build his machines. One surviving example is displayed at the Coolspring Power Museum and is shown in Photo 1. Although no other Palm engines are known, to my knowledge, it appears to have been a successful design.
Victor is noted to have worked for his father as a machinist in 1903. On Dec. 5, 1906, George Palm suddenly passed away. There were two other partners in the Palm firm and they kept the company active.
