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Tangye Stationary Kerosene Engine


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      Creator(s):
Tangye, Birmingham

Date: 1890 -

Description: 12hp Stationary kerosene engine. Weighs 2&1/2 tons. Originally thought to be from Navarre River, near Lake St. Clair. Once belonged to Otto Harbach. Used in mining and was pulled by bullocks or horses. This engine was troublesome to operate as it used kerosene fuel. Probably the first internal combustion engine made by the Tangye factory.

Format: Realia
Object: measuring cups

Titles:
Tangye Stationary Kerosene Engine

Subjects: mining machinesmining

Institution: Grubb Shaft Gold and Heritage Museum

Object number: GSM_00006

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