Affordable and efficient, Murray products have been getting the job done for over 90 years. Today, Murray wears its brand proudly as the “Get it done. Go have fun.” lawn and garden equipment. Exclusively powered by the world’s leading small engines from Briggs & Stratton, Murray is a perfect fit for today’s consumers who are seekingA brief history of Briggs & Stratton engines. In 1919 Briggs & Stratton, then an automotive parts company, bought the rights to produce the Motor Wheel from A.O. Smith. From there, Briggs introduced the Model S “stationary” engine (not to be confused with the S and SC engines made in the early ’30s) and then the Model P “portable” engine.
Briggs & Stratton Washing Machine Air Cooled Engine MODEL WM -- (1936-1941, 1/2 HP, 2.00" Bore, 1.50" Stroke, L-Head) The Model WM was the first of a large line of small engines based on a very similar cylinder block. These engines were designed initially for use on washing machines and it is believed this is the reason for the WM designation.
1920 Briggs and Stratton Flyer. By 1920, the automotive was no longer a primitive experiment. Companies such as Rolls-Royce, Cadillac, Hispano-Suiza and Voisin were making potent and luxurious automobiles, the technical achievements of the age. And then there was this, the Flyer, which is no more than a motorized park bench on bicycle wheels.Snapper was bought by Simplicity and later Briggs and Stratton purchased Simplicity. The original of what became Snapper were Whirl-a-Glides built in St. Petersburg, FL. McDonough Power Equipment of McDonough, GA later purchased the rights to manufacture the design from Whirl-a Glide as Snapping Turtles in the mid 1950's.20P5aBO.