Greg J's 1850s Walking Beam Steam Engine
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Made by Thomas Middleton in London, England. Circa 1850-1860. Engine originally installed at Anscombs Mill in the UK. Purchased by Henry Ford for the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan in 1932. On display there from 1933 until 1990. Sold at auction at that time to a collector in Texas. Annular compound engine with high pressure cylinder inside the larger low pressure cylinder. Flywheel diameter is 8 1/2 feet. Running on 40 PSI steam.
Hey Greg! I guess I've watched this video at least 25 times and each time it takes my breath away. What a marvelous thing to have being a part of your life. Beautiful thing. Les.
We had a steamboat here called New Camelia, launched in 1847 and sunk here in 1920. She ran for almost 100 years. Had an engine like this one. Used to stick up out of the water for years after she sunk.
Fascinating piston and cylinder arrangement.
Extremely rare engine, annular compound. Science Museum London has cylinders only from similar engine ex Old Kent Road London gasworks in store .
Wonderful sound!
If you need I have plenty in several diameters and materials, e.g. teflon, graphite
Wonderful engine. Ford Museum has a very bad reputation for getting rid of historic artifacts in favor of the latest fad. I know of several very historic engines they either auctioned, or are rumored to have scrapped.
So many questions. Does the gov affect valve cutoff
Looks like a walking beam, does it actually do anything or just for show .
0:50 All that steam blowing past the valve rod. No good ¦(
That was the first time it had run in who knows how long. We were running it to find out what was leaking where.
Nice. That triple piston rod is a rare find too!
It is, he only has significant and rare engines. Amazing collection, check out my other videos for more.
I will! I love steam engines :D
nice stuff, any idea how much $$$ henry sold it for ??
I do not know what was paid when it was originally auctioned nor what Greg paid for it.
That is a interesting piece, i would like to see that guys whole collection !! Nice