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Help with steam engine id?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 4:13 pm
by Angmar
Wondering if any of you have good infromation on this engine and or where I can go to get more information on it.
thanks in advance.

Meant to put this in the off topic, not sure how to move it now.

Re: Help with steam engine id?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 5:10 pm
by kevinf
Try Smokestack, and list it in the steam forum. You might get lucky, just be aware there were a lot of jobbers building engines, some with very limited production. Good luck, Kevin

Re: Help with steam engine id?

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 5:14 pm
by kevinf
Sorry you will need to go to www.oldengine.com, and then go to the smokestack forum.

Re: Help with steam engine id?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 1:22 pm
by Angmar
Thank you.

Re: Help with steam engine id?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 2:41 pm
by TRDxB2
Closest I could find. for "Vertical Steam Engine". There are many similar in shape but none with the same dual fly wheels. These were used in small locomotives, boats etc
steam 3.png
steam 1.png

Re: Help with steam engine id?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:39 pm
by RichardG
most likely what you have is a Kerwood, made for sears and many other outlets, the only way to find for sure is the casting numbers IF there are any,, i have owned several over the years, i have a picture taken of me 50 years ago at a show with one i saved, it ran a sausage grinder in a butcher shop,in the day not every one had electric wiring and motors to do the work but they had boilers, i will find the photo to show, that type engine was refered to as a bottle engine, depending on boiler pressure 4-6 hp,

Re: Help with steam engine id?

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:13 pm
by Herb Iffrig
I have one that is similar in construction that is marked Climax.

Re: Help with steam engine id?

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 9:40 pm
by Angmar
a few more photos. Thanks for the help guys.

Re: Help with steam engine id?

Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 1:18 am
by TRDxB2
it would help to know what this says...
??canton Pump C0. A20?? Canton Ohio

Re: Help with steam engine id?

Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 6:37 pm
by kevinf
That last photo is of a duplex pump
Steam cylinders on one side and the pump cylinders on the other. Used as a boiler feed pump.