Vintage Scott Atwater Outboard Motor Model 1- 12 3.6 HP Serial # 51001133 in Goodison, Michigan

This is a vintage xxxx outboard motor in very good condition that has been in storage.  It has good compression and just a small dent in the cover piece.
 
Pics available upon request.  Could be used as decoration, or added to reconditioned boat.
 
Some historical info follows:
 
n xxxx, Cliff Scott and H. Bruce Atwater started a small tool making and punch press operation. They quickly established a reputation for quality, and in xxxx Earl DuMonte approached them to build a small outboard for him to sell. DuMonte displayed the motors at a New York exhibit. Several hundred outboards were ordered. As DuMonte had purchased the name and rights to the Champion outboard motor from Sig Konrad, they shipped with the brand name CHAMPION. From xxxx to xxxx, Scott and Atwater still operated their tool and punch press business as well as building outboards. In xxxx DuMonte landed a contract with Firestone to sell theCHAMPION in their tire stores. Scott and Atwater turned to building outboards full time. In xxxx Scott and Atwater with their CHAMPION outboards were the second largest outboard manufacturer in America. Only Evinrude was larger. This relationship with DuMonte and the CHAMPION outboards lasted until xxxx.
World War II forced most machine shops to shift to doing military work. Scott and Atwater were no exception. After the war, Earl DuMonte and Scott/Atwater parted ways, although they would remain on friendly terms. Firestone, sensing a pent up demand after the war, stayed with Scott and Atwater to supply their motors. In xxxx FIRESTONE outboards reentered the market. Scott and Atwater would also offer motors through the more traditional boat stores under the SCOTT-ATWATER brand. The only size available in xxxx was a 3.6 Hp. They added a 7.5 in xxxx. By xxxx the line had grown to a 3.6, 4, 5, and 7.5 Hp. The 4 to 7.5 Hp outboards were available with "Full Shift" F-N-R (forward-neutral-reverse). Scott-Atwater and Firestone were the first outboards with a line of shiftable motors. In xxxx they added a 16 Hp shift motor, and in xxxx 10 hp.
In xxxx, Scott Atwater experimented with speed designations on their line of outboards. Numbers on the cowlings were for a speed rating. For example, the 3.6 Hp was designated 1-12. Under ideal conditions, the motor would troll under 1 mph and could achieve a top speed of 12 mph. This speed designation was only used in xxxx and xxxx. The experiment proved too confusing and set unrealistic expectations (ala mpg ratings on new care stickers) and was dropped