Words below are from 2014, the pictures were taken in recent days.
An old horizontal engine, built in 1899 according the brass plate on the well-figured wooden base with many features typical of the period, including fish-bellied connecting rod, knurled gland nut and elegantly shaped crank webs and guide bars.
Another of those things that Mrs P took a shine to when it first arrived last year, it's been up at the house since, only recently displaced in her affections by a steam boat. Fickle woman...
length/inches | 30 |
width/inches | 8 |
height/inches | 12 |
weight/kg | 14 |
bore x stroke/inches | est 1 1/2 x 4 |
wheel material | flywheel cast iron, 10 3/4 inch diameter |
cylinder material | gunmetal |
valve type | slide |
valve gear | Stephensons |
reverser type | pole |
lubricator type | displacement |