Safety steam motor by Hathorn, Davey and Co. Ltd, 1884, with 1 fire bar only and 1 screwed flange probably associated
This engine was an attempt at producing an engine capable of providing safe, useful power in a domestic setting. It ran on the vacuum created by condensing steam, on the atmospheric principle, so that no high steam pressures were utilised. This meant the motor could be looked after by untrained domestic labour, with no fear of explosion.
Details
- Category:
- Motive Power
- Object Number:
- 1888-182
- Materials:
- cast iron (possibly), brass, steel and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1600 mm x 920 mm x 690 mm, ,
stored weight: x x , , 710kg
overall weight (inc. pallet): x x , , 756kg
- type:
- motors
- credit:
- Hathorn Davey and Co.