Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine
Six-column beam engine made by Peel, Williams & Peel, Manchester, in 1846. It was used at Thomas Redfern’s file-making factory in Portwood, Stockport, where it was in use for 62 years.
The engine has a 12-inch x 20-inch slide valve cylinder, a single plate cast iron beam and a 9-foot flywheel. It works at a pressure of 25 lbs per square inch and runs at 50 revolutions per minute. The engine developed 10 indicated horsepower, the steam consumption being about 40 lbs per indicated horsepower per hour, equivalent to 6 lbs of coal per horsepower per hour.
- Measurements:
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3030 mm x 1525 mm x 1525 mm,
- Materials:
- cast iron
- Object Number:
- Y2009.49.1
- type:
- steam engine