Old horizontal engine with reversing gear

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...

Base 30 x 8 inches
Bore estimated 1 1/2 inch
Stroke 4 inches

Height 28 inches
Width 12 inches
Depth 13 1/2 inches
Flywheel 7 1/2 inches