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biplane with a Farman-type landing gear, and powered by a 50 h.p. Gnome rotary engine. Reportedly Hamilton did considerable flying with this plane. 

In January, 1912, he began to advertise supplies for the plane builder, and during that year started to specialize on propellers made to order. As the year ended he was developing a market for propellers, and supplies to Alaska for power-driven snow sleds. He advertized [[advertised]] "Everything Aviatic". This certainly was one of the first aero supply houses on the West Coast. 

He continued his small business in 1913 and built and shipped a Maximotored tractor biplane to a purchaser in New Zealand during the year, meanwhile designing and building a flying boat with the motor in the hull, driving the propeller by chan transmission. Called the "Hamilton Airboat," it was completed and flown in 1914. Later that year he completed a second flying boat and had a tractor biplane under construction.

In the fall of 1914 Hamilton established a second factory facility at Vancouver, British Columbia, to be closer to his Canadian trade which was becoming a major part of his growing business. This new shop was organized as the Hamilton Aero Manufacturing Company of Canada, Ltd.

During 1915-1916 he built a number of planes for training school use, powered by Curtiss and Maximotor engines. Also in 1915 Hamilton was placed in charge of a Canadian Aviation School at Vancouver to train officers for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy Aviation Section of the Canadian military services. He remained in that capacity until 1917.

In 1916 Hamilton had brought out an excellent new military tractor biplane. During those early years Hamilton was specializing on propeller design and manufacture, and was rapidly becoming a recognized authority in that field.

As America entered World War I, his small aircraft ventures came to a halt, and to help the war effort he became General Manager of the Aircraft Department of the Matthews Brothers Company at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, making wood propellers, pontoons, and other aircraft products for the United States Government.