A FINELY ENGINEERED MODEL OF MURRAY'S HYPO-CYCLOIDAL ENGINE OF 1802

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A FINELY ENGINEERED MODEL OF MURRAY'S HYPO-CYCLOIDAL ENGINE OF 1802
BUILT BY A. MOUNT WITH CYLINDER 1IN. BORE X 3IN. STROKE MOUNTED ON PIERCED 'A' FRAMES WITH TIE RODS AND SQUARE HEADED NUTS, INWARD FACING VALVE CHEST AND SEPARATE STEAMWAYS, STUDDED STUFFING BOXES, OVERMOUNTED CRANKSHAFT WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TOOTH GEARS, ECCENTRIC AND TAPERED ROD AND SPOKED FLYWHEEL, FINISHED IN BLACK AND POLISHED BRIGHTWORK, ON OAK PLINTH -- 11¾X9IN. (29.8X22.8CM.)

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THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ENGINES THAT COULD BE SAID TO BE SELF CONTAINED AS DISTINCT FROM A HOUSE BUILT BEAM ENGINE. THE MODEL IS BASED ON AN ENGINE THAT DROVE A PUMP IN BRADLEY'S FOUNDRY, STOURBRIDGE, WORCESTERSHIRE, PROBABLY BUILT BY THE FOUNDRY, CIRCA 1820.

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