Single Cylinder Double Acting Engine - Galveston, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
N 29° 18.353 W 094° 47.891
15R E 325359 N 3243216
Located outside the entrance to The Railroad Museum.
Waymark Code: WMYTQ6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 4

Single Cylinder
Double Acting
Vertical center crank type piston
valve engine with a Fly ball Governor.
This engine was used in a foundry.

Loaned By Bucko Thompkins

Single Cylinder
Double Acting
Made by the
Clarge Fan Company in
Kalamazoo, Michigan


Manufacturers plate:

Clarge Fan Company
Kalamazoo Michigan U.S.A.
Serial No. 1805 Size 6 x 6


For the efficient lubrication of our
Enclosed, Self-Oiling Vertical Steam Engines
We Recommend
For Steam Cylinders
Gargoyle Cylinder Oil Rarus
Gargoyle Cylinder Oil 600 W
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For Bearings
Gargoyle D.T.E.Oil Light
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Manufactured by
Vacuum Oil Company, New York, U.S.A.
Obtainable In The Principal Cities Of The World
Clarge Fan Company
Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A.

From: The National Museum of American History

"Heating, ventilating & drying engineers ; air handling and air conditioning equipment ; fans and blowers ; unit heaters ; unit coolers ; unit conditioners ; air washers ; steam engines ; humidifying systems; exhaust fans ; Thomas Clarage and Charles Bird founded Clarage in 1874. The company manufactured industrial fan equipment, horizontal steam engines and gray iron castings. In 1912 the company changed its name to Clarage Fan Company. Additional designs of industrial fans and blowers were added to the product line. Eighteen years later, Clarage introduced air conditioning equipment to their expanding list of products and discontinued manufacturing steam engines."

Type of Machine: Piston Valve Steam Engine

Year the machine was built: prior to 1912

Year the machine was put on display: Unknown

Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed

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