SUNDIAL MODEL A ENGINE – c. 1938

The SUNDIAL family of engines were manufactured in Australia by Sunshine Harvester Works in Sunshine, Victoria. They were made from 1926 to 1949 for use on farms to operate everything from dairy apparatus to generators and pumps. They came in 2 sizes, the type A which had overhead valves and was the 4hp design, followed by type B with side-valves and 2hp output. Both had atmospheric inlet valves and petrol/kerosene as a fuel option.