A "90 degree" brass Holley G??

[James_Lyons-WV]

Does anyone know what this originated from? It's an early brass G with the entrance and exits 90 degrees to each other. I bought it as a solution to the early fuel mixer used on my Maxwell. Sure am curious as to what it came off of originally.

[George House]

I’ll bet it was off a stationary ‘hit and miss’ engine. Note the fuel/air mixture brass top is knurled and doesn’t have the 2 holes for the firewall linkage.... I

[George House]

Will it work on your Maxwell? My 1910 Maxwell AA came with a later NH. Didn’t work too well until I found the correct “double barrel” Maxwell Carb in NSW Australia

[James_Lyons-WV]

George.. I assume so. I've heard of folks having good luck with the NH on the early Maxwells and the G is a good one too. I also have two of the factory Maxwell carbs. I can get a nice low idle with it but sometimes when I accelerate it pops through the carb and stalls. I've also been told that they need the factory air charge heater in order for those carburetors to work right, but I haven't found one yet.

[George House]

I began looking for the correct Maxwell Carb when Mr. James Maxwell of Wichita KS advised me the NH was designed for a 4 cylinder 20 HP engine and won’t work at all speeds on a 2 cylinder 12 HP engine. He was right! However, I don’t even know what a “factory air charge heater” is and am very satisfied with the original Maxwell Carb. I did remove the cork float and ‘Aggie rigged’ a Briggs/Stratton metal float.
That Holley G in the picture above is really neat, rare and must be worth a lot of $$...