Hi Grumpy, here's a pic from the first SB model 45 brochure (all pages of brochure on Page 3 of this thread)
Have a look at the engine on the 14" machine....it is a 2.25HP Briggs. wink
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Briggs definitely came first.
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Kindest Regards, Darryl grin