Steeple Compound Marine Steam Engine, 1875

Artifact

Marine engine

Date Made

1875

Creators

King Iron Works 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, Buffalo 

Keywords

Great Lakes 

Marine engines 

Steam engines (Engines) 

Engines (Power producing equipment) 

Lake steamers 

Cargo ships 

Ships 

Boats 

Portage (Steamer) 

Roumania (Steamer) 

Object ID

27.179.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Iron (Metal)

Dimensions

Width: 13.5 ft

Length: 16 ft

Height: 24.25 ft

Diameter: 26 in  (Bore)

Length: 36 in  (Stroke)

Diameter: 54 in  (Bore)

Horsepower: 400 hp  (298.28 kW)