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A finely engineered exhibition standard, almost complete, disassembled model of the single crank tandem compound jet condensing Corliss valve mill engine and house 'Elsie' originally built by J.& W. McNaught of Rochdale 1902, installed in Wasp's Mill, Wardale, 1917 and modelled by A.E.Marsden. Measurements overall -- 17 x 32in (81.2 x 43.2cm)
With cylinders ½in and 1 1/8in bores x 2¾in stroke, cylinder lubricators and pressure relief valves, inlet, transfer and exhaust pipes, main stop valve, gear, rod and eccentric driven HP inlet and exhaust corliss valve, trip gear, LP slide valve, slipper type crosshead guide, tapered connecting rod with wedged and bolted big and little ends, big end pressure lubricator, gear and rod driven Porter governor and linkage, spoked flywheel with rope grooves, wall mounted barring arc and pressure and vacuum gauges. Further details include under floor mounted jet condenser, crosshead driven feed pump and pipework, chain sprocket and chain for electric drive to crankshaft the whole concealed in the engine house wall, hand rails and staunchions, planked floor and simulated stone bed and rear wall, much fine detailing, plinth, carrying cradle and glazed case; and G.Watkins 'The Textile Mill Engine' and two other volumes and photographs of the original engine
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With cylinders ½in and 1 1/8in bores x 2¾in stroke, cylinder lubricators and pressure relief valves, inlet, transfer and exhaust pipes, main stop valve, gear, rod and eccentric driven HP inlet and exhaust corliss valve, trip gear, LP slide valve, slipper type crosshead guide, tapered connecting rod with wedged and bolted big and little ends, big end pressure lubricator, gear and rod driven Porter governor and linkage, spoked flywheel with rope grooves, wall mounted barring arc and pressure and vacuum gauges. Further details include under floor mounted jet condenser, crosshead driven feed pump and pipework, chain sprocket and chain for electric drive to crankshaft the whole concealed in the engine house wall, hand rails and staunchions, planked floor and simulated stone bed and rear wall, much fine detailing, plinth, carrying cradle and glazed case; and G.Watkins 'The Textile Mill Engine' and two other volumes and photographs of the original engine
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