Portable Steam Engine, circa 1857
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Portable agricultural steam engines, such as this very early example, introduced American farmers to mechanical power. These engines were pulled out to the field by horses, and then used to power threshers and separators for the grain harvest. This 10-horsepower Owens, Lane & Dyer engine consists of a side-crank engine mounted on the side of a locomotive-type boiler.
Portable agricultural steam engines, such as this very early example, introduced American farmers to mechanical power. These engines were pulled out to the field by horses, and then used to power threshers and separators for the grain harvest. This 10-horsepower Owens, Lane & Dyer engine consists of a side-crank engine mounted on the side of a locomotive-type boiler.
Artifact
Steam engine (Engine)
Date Made
circa 1857
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Soybean Lab Agricultural Gallery
Object ID
00.3.5205
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Brass (Alloy)
Copper (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Diameter: 6.5 in (Bore)
Horsepower: 10 hp (7.47 kW)
Length: 10 in (Stroke)
Diameter: 39.25 in
Diameter: 46 in
Wheelbase: 63 in
Width: 78.25 in
Height: 120 in
Length: 129 in
Inscriptions
Builder's plate on right side towards rear marked: OWENS, LANE & DYER / MANUFACTURERS / HAMILTON O. Boiler marked in front: OWENS. LANE & DYER / HAMILTON O. Steam gauge marked: POST & CO. CIN. O. / MAKERS / POST & COMPANY/ IMPROVED GAUGE / PAT. JULY 2, 1872.
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