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Steam-driven high-speed electricity generating set, comprising a fully enclosed steam engine made by Ashworth & Parker, Bury, and generator made by Mather & Platt, Newton Heath, 1910. Power output 140 horsepower.
This engine provided power to light Greenings Ltd factory in Warrington, which wove wire.
Thousands of generating sets like this were built to provide electric power in mills and factories. Steam generating sets were built to the highest specification so that they could run at the high speeds needed to make electricity.
Nameplate from steam engine. Has letters 'A', 'P' and 'M'. (the 'M' is a nod to the Mather and Platt dynamo in the engine).
Manufactured by Ashworth & Parker Ltd
