Nichols & Shepard Portable Steam Engine, circa 1882
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Steam engine (Engine)
Date Made
circa 1882
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.1086.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Adam George.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Black (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 in
Horsepower: 6 hp (4.47 kW)
Diameter: 9 in (Bore)
Length: 42 in
Height: 73 in
Width: 126 in
Length: 156 in (Stroke)
Inscriptions
Marked on front of the boiler: NICHOLS, SHEPARD & CO. / BATTLE CREEK / MICH / 628 / 629 Builder's plate on left of boiler at front marked: NUMBER / 347 / N.S. & CO. On the right side the machine is marked: NICHOLS / SHEPARD & CO. / BATTLE CREEK / MICH. Ornate N&S Co logo, letters superimposed upon each other, on left side of cylinder.