The New England Wireless and Steam Museum
1300 Frenchtown Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818 USA
Telephone: 401-885-0545
Robert W. Merriam, Director
1300 Frenchtown Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818 USA
Telephone: 401-885-0545
Robert W. Merriam, Director
This is the largest engine that the Corliss Steam Engine Company built. It was located in the Machinery Hall of the Centennial Exposition in Phillidelphia in 1876. It was first started by President Ulysses S. Grant and the Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil. This engine powered 13 acres of equipment in the Machinery Hall through more than a mile of shafting.
The engine had a 44 inch bore, 10 foot stroke, was more than 45 feet tall, had a fifty-six ton, thirty foot diameter, twenty-four inch face flywheel, and produced 1,400 Horse Power at 36 RPM.
After 6 months of service at the Centennial the engine was shipped back to the Corliss Factory in Providence. Seven years later the engine was sold to the George Pullman company in Chicago and ran their factory until 1910.
Front View
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Top View
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