Engine, steam
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- OBJECT TYPE
- UNIFLOW
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1317.001
- MANUFACTURER
- FITCHBURG STEAM ENGINE CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2708
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal/wooden base
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 350.0 cm
- Width
- 110.0 cm
- Height
- 178.0 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
- FITCHBURG
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Fitchburg
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Original equipment from University of Toronto engineering lab - Function
-
Industrial prime mover - Technical
-
The "Uniflow" or "Unaflow" engine was one of the last significant advances in reciprocating steam engine technology - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate reading "MANUFACTURED BY/Fitchburg Steam Engine Co./Fitchburg, Mass. U.S.A./Established 1871/ ENGINE NO. 2708 BORE 10 STROKE IS"/illegible patent plate
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Painted green (non-original)/parts painted orange/plated and metallic parts/unfinished wood
- Decoration
- Symbol cast on casing
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FITCHBURG STEAM ENGINE CO., Engine, steam, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1969.1317, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1969.1317.001/
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