F.H. Royce Two-Cylinder Motor Engine
- Made:
- 1904 in Manchester
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Four-stroke two-cylinder motor car engine, made by F. H. Royce & Co., Manchester, 1904. The car has long been scrapped and all that remain are the engine itself, with fan, water pump, magnets, flywheel, clutch and gear box mounted on a metal frame.
This 10 horse power two cylinder engine was fitted to the second Royce prototype car, used by Henry Royce's business partner Ernest Claremont. The engine was built in the Cooke Street factory of FH Royce & Co in 1904. It was Claremont's car that Royce showed to the Honourable Charles Rolls at the Midland Hotel in Manchester on 4 May 1904. This led to the setting up of Rolls-Royce.
Details
- Category:
- Road Transport
- Object Number:
- Y1969.23
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), copper (alloy) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
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overall: 910 mm x 1070 mm x 1370 mm, 254
overall (estimate): 940 mm x 800 mm x 1450 mm, 217 kg
- credit:
- Gift of University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering
