Combs Tannery - grasshopper beam engine
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Combs Tannery - grasshopper beam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 20 Jun 1983
Built 1851 by W P Wilkins of Ipswich. Actually sits on top of the boiler setting - most unusual. It had a new cylinder in 1904 and the old one was lying nearby (right hand edge of picture). This engine is now in store at the Museum of East Anglian Life. Also see - Image
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Image Location
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