Buckeye Show Jan. 12, 2002
This is two 6-inch Ericsson Engines designed to pump 300 gallons of water per hour using 3 pounds of coal. These engines are 4'6" tall and weigh 800 pounds. |
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Note this Ericsson Engine has round legs and a straight spoke flywheel making it one of the older improved Ericsson's. |
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Both are 6-inch Ericsson Engines and have round legs and one has a straight spoke flywheel and the other has a curved spoke flywheel. The dates on these 2 engines are around 1880-1885. |
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The backside of the 6-inch Ericsson Engine. |
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This is a picture of Darrell Lipp taking care of the engines at a show in Buckeye. |
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This is another picture or Darrell Lipp. |
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This is a picture of Robert Welch and Darrell Lipp. |
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This is another picture or Darrell Lipp. |
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This 6-inch Ericsson was used at a mine southeast of Tucson and went into service there in the 1880's. |
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Four Ericsson Engines on a trailer at a show in Buckeye with two center engines with 6-inch diameter pistons and the outer engines are 8-inch Ericssons. |
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This is a 8-inch Ericsson Engine that was used for pumping water at the Wrigley Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona put in use at around 1907. |
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This is another view of the engine above and it would pump 500 gallons of water per hour on 4 pounds of coal. This engine is 5'6" and weighs 1000 pounds. |
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This is a picture of Kevin Welch. |
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This engine here was manufactured by Jost and was used for driving a drill at a dental office and were also used on fans for home cooling. |
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Pictured here is a hot air fan on the left and the Jost dental engine on the right. |
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This is a 5-inch Ericsson Engine used for pumping water and it would pump 150 gallons of water per hour on 3 pounds of coal. |
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This is another view of the 5-inch and stood 4'2" tall and weighs 550 pounds. Pictured here running a copper tub washing machine. |
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