{"product_id":"bodmers-sliding-cylinder-engine-stock-code-8862","title":"Bodmer's sliding cylinder engine","description":"The nineteenth century was a time of gloriously barmy variations on steam engine design before, gradually, the forms we know today took precedence.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Patented in 1841 by Johann Bodmer, a Swiss gentleman, this engine works by means of a moving cylinder, reciprocating about a fixed piston rod. Interesting idea, but not one that gained a deal of traction at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    None are known to have been built, which probably saved a great deal of damage to the foundations of Victorian engine houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Finely made, this engine came to us with a collection of models at the end of last year. Standard of machining is to a high standard, fit and finish good - it turns over freely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Not at all sure how it's supposed to work - putting air in what looks like the inlet does nothing, putting it in what we assume to be the exhaust underneath causes the cylinder to move, the crankshaft making half a revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009589072213,"sku":"8862","price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/8862-1.webp?v=1779898462","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/bodmers-sliding-cylinder-engine-stock-code-8862","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}