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Explore objects charting the evolution of the heat engine from the early 1800s, via the work of Herbert Akroyd-Stuart and the introduction of the diesel engine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Villiers 27B Two-stroke Petrol Engine, 1947-1957

Villiers 27B Two-stroke Petrol Engine, 1947-1957

1947-1957
Stirling's hot air engine, c. 1816.

Stirling's hot air engine, c. 1816.

1811-1826
Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter

Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter

1800-1900
Robinson Air Engine, 1914

Robinson Air Engine, 1914

1914
Cutaway working demonstration model diesel engine.

Cutaway working demonstration model diesel engine.

1965
Crossley Otto 'Silent' Horizontal Engine

Crossley Otto 'Silent' Horizontal Engine

1888
Priestman Oil Engine

Priestman Oil Engine

1895
Model gas engine by Carette, c. 1900

Model gas engine by Carette, c. 1900

circa 1900
Ericsson Caloric Engine, c. 1869

Ericsson Caloric Engine, c. 1869

1833
Akroyd crude oil engine, 1890.

Akroyd crude oil engine, 1890.

1890
Crossley Otto 'Silent' Vertical Gas Engine, c. 1885

Crossley Otto 'Silent' Vertical Gas Engine, c. 1885

1885-1888
Day Two-stroke Valveless Petrol Engine, 1913

Day Two-stroke Valveless Petrol Engine, 1913

1913
Cut-away working model of engine

Cut-away working model of engine

Sectioned Dorman 4DAT Diesel Engine

Sectioned Dorman 4DAT Diesel Engine

1964-1970
Experimental Two-stroke Cycle Gas Engine, c. 1892

Experimental Two-stroke Cycle Gas Engine, c. 1892

1891-1892
Hugon Gas Engine, 1867

Hugon Gas Engine, 1867

1867
Crossley horizontal gas engine 1935

Crossley horizontal gas engine 1935

1935
Petters AA1 diesel engine

Petters AA1 diesel engine

1964
Accessories from Otto Crossley slide valve gas engine

Accessories from Otto Crossley slide valve gas engine

Bailey Air Engine, 1894

Bailey Air Engine, 1894

1894
Rider Hot Air Engine

Rider Hot Air Engine

1877-1929
Adam's play indicator in fitted case

Adam's play indicator in fitted case

Steel rod associated with single-cylinder four-stroke petrol engine

Steel rod associated with single-cylinder four-stroke petrol engine

1903-1905
Belt for Hornsby-Akroyd Patent Safety Oil Engine

Belt for Hornsby-Akroyd Patent Safety Oil Engine

Ericsson Caloric Engine, c. 1869

Ericsson Caloric Engine, c. 1869

1855-1874
Petrol Tank, Starting Handle and Fan

Petrol Tank, Starting Handle and Fan

Adam's play indicator in fitted case

Adam's play indicator in fitted case

Brass plaque showing MIC 3CT gas turbine particulars

Brass plaque showing MIC 3CT gas turbine particulars

The Four-stroke Cycle of a Petrol Motor

The Four-stroke Cycle of a Petrol Motor

1912
Crossley Gas Engine, 1935

Crossley Gas Engine, 1935

1935
A single stage 50h.p 'Mars' gas turbine made by Perkins Engines at Peterborough up to 1965. The 40

A single stage 50h.p 'Mars' gas turbine made by Perkins Engines at Peterborough up to 1965. The 40

1965
Component, from Knight's patent 1887-91 vapourised petroleum engine

Component, from Knight's patent 1887-91 vapourised petroleum engine

Engine on Stand

Engine on Stand

Components for Robinson Air Engine, 1914

Components for Robinson Air Engine, 1914

1914
Hornsby-Akroyd Oil Engine, 1893

Hornsby-Akroyd Oil Engine, 1893

1893
Bisschop's gas engine, about 1880

Bisschop's gas engine, about 1880

1870-1874
Working model of a spiral cam valve actuating gear

Working model of a spiral cam valve actuating gear

Otto & Langen Free-Piston (Atmospheric) Gas Engine

Otto & Langen Free-Piston (Atmospheric) Gas Engine

1869
Petrol Motor by Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies, c. 1903

Petrol Motor by Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies, c. 1903

1903-1905
Sectional model (scale 1:4) of Atkinson's patent (1886) cycle gas engine

Sectional model (scale 1:4) of Atkinson's patent (1886) cycle gas engine

1886
Hornsby-Akroyd patent safety oil engine (2 1/2 bhp)

Hornsby-Akroyd patent safety oil engine (2 1/2 bhp)

1894-1918
Philips generator-set with hot-air engine, c. 1950. Philips' research on Stirling engines began about1938. Initially, the work was aimed at development of small thermal-power electric generators for radios and similar equipment, for use in remote areas where storage batteries were not available but kerosene or other liquid fuel might be had. Improvements in radio valves, batteries and the invention of the transistor later removed the need for these small generating sets. 400 pre-production machines were made.

Philips Air Engine with Generator, c. 1950

1945-1955
Bisschop's gas engine, 1870-1874, size 1 1/2 man power, no. 27124 (see notes)

Bisschop's gas engine, about 1880

1870-1874
Hot air engine by Kyko driving a fan.

Hot air engine by Kyko driving a fan.

Model of a Ruston Mark 3CT Gas Turbine with alternator, sectioned and annotated, scale 1:8; brass plate and diagram.

Model of a Ruston Mark 3CT Gas Turbine with alternator

Drawing of Brown's vacuum gas engine, 1826

Drawing of Brown's vacuum gas engine, 1826

1826
Samuel Griffin's patent gas engine No. 195, vertical type, 4 1/2" diameter x 9" stroke, with crown pulley, flywheel and detached branch with cock; flywheel key; four coach screws for holding down (for display only), by Dick, Kerr & Company Limited, British, 1889

Samuel Griffin's patent gas engine No. 195

1889
Model (scale about 1:8) of suction gas plant, embodying patent of Bickerton and Robson, 1896, which was awarded Royal Agricultural Society's Gold Medal, 1906

Suction gas plant model

1906-1911
Framed and glazed photograph of National vertical tandem gas engine and duplicate mount.

National vertical tandem gas engine

Heinrici-type hot air engine formerly used to power a petrol-air gas plant (27" high)

Heinrici-type hot air engine