Cylinder, pistons and valve gear etc.

Made:
1866

Cylinder, pistons and valve gear etc., from the compound beam engine "Beta", made by Middleton in 1866

Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
1956-2
type:
valve
credit:
South Eastern Gas Board

Parts

Part bed-plate with cylinder

Part bed-plate with cylinder

Part bed-plate with cylinder, valve chest, pistons, rods and crosshead lubricators on cylinder cover and stuffing boxes, valve, valve spindle crosshead and side rods, weightshaft complete and governor valve

Measurements:
overall: 2000 mm x 1500 mm x 2550 mm,
Object Number:
1956-2/1
type:
bed-plate
Air Pump Barrel with Foot Valve

Air Pump Barrel with Foot Valve

Air pump barrel with foot valve

Measurements:
overall: 578 mm x 1700 mm x 1300 mm,
Object Number:
1956-2/2
type:
air pump barrel
Air pump bucket and rod

Air pump bucket and rod

Air pump bucket and rod

Object Number:
1956-2/3
type:
air pump bucket
Air pump delivery plate

Air pump delivery plate

Air pump delivery plate with stuffing box and valve

Object Number:
1956-2/4
type:
delivery plate
Air pump cover and gland (lacks gland nuts)

Air pump cover and gland (lacks gland nuts)

Air pump cover and gland (lacks gland nuts)

Object Number:
1956-2/5
type:
air pump cover
Air pump rod with loop

Air pump rod with loop

Air pump rod with loop, gib & cotter and brasses of top end

Object Number:
1956-2/6
type:
air pump rod
Stop valve and lubricator

Stop valve and lubricator

Stop valve and lubricator

Object Number:
1956-2/7
type:
valve
Frame member providing anchorage points for radius rods

Frame member providing anchorage points for radius rods

Frame member providing anchorage points for radius rods, with 4 tapbolts and washers

Object Number:
1956-2/8
type:
frame member
Pair of columns to support /8 above cylinder

Pair of columns to support /8 above cylinder

Pair of columns to support /8 above cylinder, with nuts

Object Number:
1956-2/9
type:
column
Pair of great links of parallel motion, complete

Pair of great links of parallel motion, complete

Pair of great links of parallel motion, complete

Object Number:
1956-2/10
type:
link
Parallel bars

Parallel bars

Parallel bars, back links, radius rods with anchorage bearings all jointed to looped arbor

Object Number:
1956-2/11
type:
bar
Part of eccentric rod with clevis & pin

Part of eccentric rod with clevis & pin

Part of eccentric rod with clevis & pin

Object Number:
1956-2/12
type:
part
Brass maker's plate

Brass maker's plate

Brass maker's plate (from A-frame that we do not have) and 3 pieces of brass plate cleading from cylinder cover

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1956-2/13
type:
makers plate