Engine, steam

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OBJECT TYPE: 5X5 IN./VERTICLE/UNI-DIRECTIONAL/CLOSED CRANKCASE/VS7/400 RPM/160 PSI
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1979.0622.001

MANUFACTURER: STURTEVANT, B.F. OF CANADA
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Galt, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 59222
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Cast iron, steel

Dimensions

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

Length: 150.5 cm
Width: 89.6 cm
Height: 66.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: STURTEVANT
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Galt

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Said to have been used to drive emergency generator.
Canada: B.F. Sturtevant Co. of Canada first started in 1854. It primarily manufactured industrial blowers and fans. In 1913 they opened their second foreign factory in Galt, ON to evade a tariff that was affecting their Canadian prospects. This steam engine seems to be the only existing example of a steam engine made by Sturtevant, therefore it is very unique.
Function: Steam engine powered by steam which moves a piston back and forth by expansion and compression. This engine was said to have been used to drive an emergency generator.
Technical: Steam engines were the main power generators of the time period. This is a 5x5 in vertical engine that was unidirectional, had a speed of 400rpm and a pressure of 100psi.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: Some nuts
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: Integral lubrication system on exterior of crankcase/ brass plate on crankcase with engine specs

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STURTEVANT, B.F. OF CANADA, Engine, steam, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1979.0622, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0622.001/

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