Engine, stationary

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OBJECT TYPE: STEAM/VERTICAL/1 CYL/ROTARY POWER
DATE: 1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0362.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON, BRASS, STEEL & COPPER CONSTRUCTION. MOUNTED ON WOODEN BASE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 75.5 cm
Width: 48.0 cm
Height: 147.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF STATIONARY ENGINE USED IN LATE 19TH C. AND INTO 1930S+. THIS ENGINE USED UNTIL C. LATE 1980S.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A SMALL STATIONARY ENGINE USED BY A BEE-KEEPER IN NAPANEE, ONT. TO PROVIDE POWERFOR A HONEY EXTRACTOR. ENGINES LIKE THIS WERE USED TO OPERATE MACHINERY IN SMALL INDUSTRIES, FARMS AND SHOPS IN CANADA AND THE U.S.
Function: SERVES AS A POWER SOURCE. THIS STEAM ENGINE USED TO POWER A HONEY EXTRACTOR.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ONCE-COMMON SMALL VERTICAL STATIONARY ENGINE, HAVING SLIDE VALVES AND A FLY-BALL GOVERNOR. ESTIMATED 6-8 HP. STEAM ACTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PISTON, AND THERE IS NO COMPOUNDING OF THE USE OF THE STEAM. THE MOTION OF THE ENGINE WORKS ON A CONTINUOUSLY REVOLVING SHAFT, WITH A HEAVY CAST IRON PULLEY. THE CRANK-PIN OF THE REVOLVING SHAFT IS CONNECTED DIRECTLY WITH THE PISTON ROD BY A CONNECTING ROD. FREESTANDING; MOUNTED ON WOODEN BASE./ RESTORED BY MR. HANS ROSTOCK, AND SAID TO BE IN OPERATING CONDITION. [NB: BOILER MISSING.]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " MADE BY/ PICKERING GOV'R CO./ PORTLAND, CONN. U.S.A. "; " PAT'D MAY 21,'07/ OCT. 15,'07 " and " SHAFT REV 600/ 461722B " stamped into governor. " THE PICKERING/ GOVERNOR/ PORTLAND, CONN, U.S.A. " cast in raised print on one side of fitting; " 3/4 " cast on opposite side. " DETROIT LUBRICATOR CO. DETROIT, U.S.A. " incised on two oilers on base, including large oiler mounted behind flywheel. " PENBERTHY INJECTOR CO., LTD. WINDSOR ONT " incised on one oiler on base (poss. later addition/replacement piece).
Missing: BOILER.
Finish: MOST MATERIALS HAVE NATURAL FINISH. SELECTED AREAS OF FLYWHEEL, GAUGE, AND OTHER COMPONENT PARTS PAINTED RED.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Engine, stationary, circa 1880, Artifact no. 1994.0362, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0362.001/

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