Chillicothe Portable Steam Engine, circa 1878

Artifact

Steam engine (Engine)

Date Made

circa 1878

Creators

Chillicothe Foundry & Machine Works 

Place of Creation

United States, Ohio, Chillicothe 

Keywords

Steam engines (Engines) 

Portable engines 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.3.14236

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: 10 in

Diameter: 12 in  (Bore)

Height: 73.5 in

Width: 133 in

Length: 162 in  (Stroke)

Inscriptions

Marked in front below decorative leaf motif in the form of a cross: CHILLICOTHE / FOUNDRY & / MACHINE WORKS, / CHILLICOTHE,OHIO