Single-cylinder Oil Engine

Made:
1894 in Manchester
maker:
Crossley Brothers Limited
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Horizontal single-cylinder oil engine
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Horizontal single-cylinder oil engine
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Horizontal single-cylinder four-stroke oil engine, made by Crossley Brothers Ltd, Manchester, 1894. Feed oil tank contained in base of casting so this was a self-contained unit except for water to cool it. Poppet (automatic inlet) valve, power output 10 horsepower.

During the 1890s, stationary engines were developed which used oil or paraffin as fuel instead of gas. They could be used on farms and in villages where no gas supply was available. Crossley's of Openshaw, east Manchester, were one of the firms who set up business to meet the demand for these new sources of power.

Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
Y1969.10
Materials:
cast iron
Measurements:
Overall: 1450 mm x 1120 mm x 2400 mm, 3000 kg
type:
diesel internal combustion engine
credit:
Gift of Crossley-Premier Engines Limited