Re: Wanted : Otis Carr Info

Bill McMurtry ( weber@powerup.com.au )
Wed, 02 Sep 1998 08:05:47 +1000

Hi Jerry,

That's the guy! Thanks for removing another small mystery from my life
Jerry <g>. Victor was a very nice guy to speak with, although he did have
the weirdest esoteric explanation of the bearing motor I've ever heard <G>.

Regards, Bill.

At 11:07 1/09/98 -0700, Jerry Wayne Decker wrote:
>Hi Bill et al!
>
>That would be Victor Hansen, an old friend. He does have reams of
>interesting info he's collected over time. Hard to get him to respond
>to phone or mail and he doesn't 'do' computers. But he's a great old
>guy. He says he bought the Keely engine from the Franklin Institute
>in the 60's for $1000.00. He and Dale think it uses a form of water
>hammer and suction to run, but they couldn't ever get it to run...sure
>is pretty though.
>
>WEIRD<<< I just got a call from a lady named CARR!!!!!!! She never
>heard of Otis though...
>