Petrol/Paraffin Internal-Combustion Engine
- Made:
- 1916 in Manchester
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Vertical two-cylinder, four-stroke petrol/paraffin engine, type 2BCR, made by L. Gardner & Sons Ltd, Manchester, c. 1916.
This engine was originally fitted to a 20-ft Admiralty launch. After the First World War, it was fitted into a 30-ft Morecambe Bay prawn cutter named 'Elsie', which fished for 34 years, before being converted into a yacht, and remained in service until 1974, a total of 58 years. It is a fairly early petrol/paraffin engine, originally designed in 1909.
Details
- Category:
- Motive Power
- Object Number:
- Y1975.20
- Materials:
- iron and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
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overall: 1400 mm x 830 mm x 1870 mm, 446 kg
- credit:
- Gift of Miss Houghton
