Science Museum, oscillating steam engine
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Science Museum, oscillating steam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 2 Dec 1989
Single cylinder oscillating engine by Harvey & Co, Hayle 1870. Used at Campden Hill Waterworks and later moved to Hammersmith Waterworks. It was used as a workshop drive and is now preserved at the Science Museum. One of very few surviving stationary steam applications of this design. Catch up with in "The Stationary Steam Engine" gallery.
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