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Piston and Rod, from Newcomen Pumping Engine 'Old Sarah'

Piston and Rod, from Newcomen Pumping Engine 'Old Sarah'

1815

Cycloidal rotary engine piston

Cycloidal rotary engine piston

1901-1907

High pressure Piston of an 1835 Beam Engine

High pressure Piston of an 1835 Beam Engine

Model of Piston

Model of Piston

Piston for High Pressure Air Compressor

Piston for High Pressure Air Compressor

Piston

Piston

Example of piston fitted with segmental ring

Example of piston fitted with segmental ring

Model Bower and Qualters patent piston

Model Bower and Qualters patent piston

Piston valve for intermediate cylinder from Triple-Expansion marine steam engine

Piston valve for intermediate cylinder from Triple-Expansion marine steam engine

Low Pressure Piston and Ring

Low Pressure Piston and Ring

Piston and weight from lever safety valve

Piston and weight from lever safety valve

Patent N.P. pump Piston, 3 inches diameter.

Patent N.P. pump Piston, 3 inches diameter.

Aluminium section of large diameter piston with matt anodised finish

Aluminium section of large diameter piston with matt anodised finish

1980

Intermediate Piston and Rings

Intermediate Piston and Rings

High Pressure Piston and Rings

High Pressure Piston and Rings

1 Model piston 1” dia. rod 1’9”

Model piston

1790-1819

Piston with rod, piston rod cap and piston rings.

Piston with rod, piston rod cap and piston rings

Piston with which incorrect lubrication oil has been used.

Piston with which incorrect lubrication oil has been used

Wrought iron piston ring, Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway, believed to have been hand-made the driver of the locomotive, c1832-1847, presented to O V Bulleid by Mr R N Barton, Locomotive Foreman at Salisbury in 1946.

Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway Piston Ring

1832-1847

Piston, complete with piston rod

Piston, complete with piston rod

Piston, probably for a model of an Atmospheric Engine

Piston, probably for a model of an Atmospheric Engine

Float piston for a floating barograph, or self-registering barometer, designed by Alfred King, Liverpool, 1862.

Float piston

1862

Three pistons

Three pistons

L.P. piston complete with rings

L.P. piston complete with rings

A box containing 2 pistons on a rod with a crosshead and one connecting rod; a piston on a rod with a crosshead; a piston; cooling fan; three other components

2 pistons on a rod with a crosshead and one connecting rod

Piston with two rings, five other rings (1 broken), pulley on bracket and 2 other components for Hornsby-Akroyd patent safety oil engine, 1894 type

Piston with two rings

1894

Piston and two sleeves of piston valve

Piston and two sleeves of piston valve

New piston.

New piston

Piston with which correct lubricating oil has been used.

Piston with which correct lubricating oil has been used

Piston rod & gland.

Piston Rod & Gland

Valve head piston, Great Western Railway, Sectioned piston from, Driver's improvement class, Swindon, Dimensions: 2'2"x10?".

Valve head piston, Great Western Railway

Aluminium piston with hard chromium finish, c. 1980

Aluminium piston with hard chromium finish

1980

Early piston 'Y' alloy aluminium (Cu 4%, Ni 2%, Mg 1.5%)

Early piston 'Y' alloy aluminium (Cu 4%, Ni 2%, Mg 1.5%)

Piston valve for high pressure cylinder from Triple-Expansion marine steam engine

Piston valve for high pressure cylinder from Triple-Expansion marine steam engine

Piston with metallic packing

Piston complete

c.1874

Piston, piston rod and crosshead from 'Trevithick' type return flue steam boiler, Dudley, c.1845.

Piston, piston rod and crosshead from 'Trevithick' type return flue steam boiler

1842-1847

H.P. piston disassembled : 2 castings, 2 rings with backing springs, one separator ring

H.P. piston, disassembled

Piston valve assembly : comprised eccentric rod jointed to valve sprindle, gland, 2 piston valves

Piston valve assembly : comprised eccentric rod jointed to valve sprindle

Piston from Hot-air engine made by W. H. Bailey & Co. Ltd, Worsley, Salford, 1880.

Piston from W. H. Bailey & Co Hot-Air Engine

1880