Boiler

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OBJECT TYPE: AUTOMOBILE/STEAM CARRIAGE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0423.002

MANUFACTURER: Taylor, Henry Seth
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Stanstead, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL; BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 467.0 cm
Width: 167.0 cm
Height: 183.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Seth Taylor
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Stanstead

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: First known vehicle in Canada, still existing and among the oldest passenger automobiles in the world. In 1867 Seth Taylor, a jeweler- watch maker from Stanstead, Quebec, unveiled his steam buggy which was the product of about seven years work. It was a 4 wheel, 1 seater, open carriage, high wheeler type, with tiller steering, a water tank over the front axle, and a coal fired boiler on the rear axle with 60 lbs of pressure. After crashing it after a few years of operation, Taylor abandoned automobile production. (Collins, p.3)
Function: Carriage style steam buggy for general transportation.
Technical: H.S. Taylor is inventor & builder. The chassis, rear axle, engine, steering mechanism are all original components of Seth Taylor's vehicle. Most of the remainder, the boiler, wheels etc. are not original. Steam car designed by Henry Seth Taylor and constructed with the help of the blacksmith, Mr Joseph Mosher. Steam cars were being developed at the time in US and in Europe.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE ON SAFETY VALVE
Missing: Long pole stored in 2380, Main 27 E
Finish: BRUSHED METAL FINISH/ BRASS PARTS/ HANDLES & PARTS PAINTED BLACK, GREEN & RED
Decoration: N/A

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Taylor, Henry Seth, Boiler, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1983.0423, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0423.002/

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