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Newcomen Engine Piston

Made:: 1785

Reciprocating atmospheric steam engine piston, c. 1785. Newcomen type engine. Good example of piston from atmospheric

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Reciprocating atmospheric steam engine piston, c. 1785. Newcomen type engine. Good example of piston from atmospheric
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Reciprocating atmospheric steam engine piston and connecting link, c. 1785. Newcomen type engine. Good example of piston from atmospheric engine, used to pump water from a coal mine at Bridgefoot, Cumbria.

Details

Category:: Motive Power

Object Number:: YL1975.1

Measurements:: overall: 178 mm 1524 mm,

type:: piston

taxonomy:

vehicles and vehicle components
vehicle component

credit:: Courtesy of Cumbria County Council

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