Nichols & Shepard Portable Steam Engine, circa 1882

Artifact

Steam engine (Engine)

Date Made

circa 1882

Creators

Nichols & Shepard Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Battle Creek 

Keywords

Steam engines (Engines) 

Portable engines 

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.