A rare and very old steam engine

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February 2009
John Magnuson 
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The throttle is a knob-type high pressure stainless steel valve. The lever visible on the top of the cylinder is connected to two condensate drain valves on the bottom of each end of the cylinder. When the lever is moved toward the crankshaft-end of the cylinder both drain valves open.

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When I got the engine, the crank end of the connecting rod had a 10-24 tapped hole in it, but no grease cup. The steamer now sports a new grease cup that I turned out of brass salvaged from a brass candlestick. The close fitting cover threads are lapped so there is no grease leakage. The other bearings are oiled through oil holes. Water soluble oil going in with the steam lubricates the piston.

At one time, the engine was owned by Northern States Power Company (now Xcel Energy) in Minneapolis, Minn., where I understand it powered something. Please contact me if you have information regarding this engine or what it may have powered.

Contact John Magnuson at 4640 Ensign Ave. N., New Hope, MN 55428 • (763) 533-5787 • magnu@msn.com

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