Dotterer Horizontal Steam Engine, circa 1835
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This horizontal steam engine powered the Fairfield Rice Mill on the Allston Plantation located on the banks of the Waccamaw River in South Carolina. The steam engine operated from about 1835 to 1908, replacing the tidewater wheel that furnished power to the mill since 1800. Thomas Dotterer and his company--manufacturers of several locomotives used on South Carolina rail lines--built this early engine.
This horizontal steam engine powered the Fairfield Rice Mill on the Allston Plantation located on the banks of the Waccamaw River in South Carolina. The steam engine operated from about 1835 to 1908, replacing the tidewater wheel that furnished power to the mill since 1800. Thomas Dotterer and his company--manufacturers of several locomotives used on South Carolina rail lines--built this early engine.
Artifact
Steam engine (Engine)
Date Made
circa 1835
Keywords
On Exhibit
On Loan - Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park (McCalla, AL)
Object ID
35.83.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cast Iron
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Diameter: 7.5 in (Bore)
Horsepower: 12 hp (8.95 kW)
Length: 30 in (Stroke)
Speed: 50 rpm (0.83 Hz)
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