Peerless Portable Steam Engine, circa 1895

Artifact

Steam engine (Engine)

Date Made

1895

Creators

Geiser Manufacturing Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Pennsylvania, Waynesboro 

Keywords

Steam engines (Engines) 

Portable engines 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.1037.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Iron (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)

Color

Black (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Horsepower: 6 hp  (4.47 kW)

Length: 8 in

Diameter: 9 in  (Bore)

Height: 79 in

Width: 114.5 in

Weight: 125 lbs

Length: 4200 in  (Stroke)

Inscriptions

Marked in front of boiler: THE / GEISER / MANUFACTURING CO. / PEERLESS / WAYNESBORO / PA. U.S.A. Marked on right side on pipe: PEERLESS G361 Marked on machinery above: GEISER MANUF'G CO / WAYNESBORO PA. PAT'D SEPT. 22, 1891/125. Marked on right side towards rear: PAT. APRIL 13, 1875 / JAN. 30, 1882/2309 Marked on machinery towards rear in two places: GARDNER GOV CO / QUINCY ILL / 1 1/4.