Huber Portable Steam Engine, 1882

Artifact

Steam engine (Engine)

Date Made

1882

Creators

Huber Manufacturing Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Ohio, Marion 

Keywords

Steam engines (Engines) 

Portable engines 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

30.1658.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Iron (Metal)

Color

Black (Color)

Dimensions

Diameter: 6.5 in  (Bore)

Horsepower: 8 hp  (5.97 kW)

Length: 8 in  (Stroke)

Diameter: 43 in

Width: 77.5 in

Length: 90 in

Height: 111 in

Inscriptions

The boiler is marked in front: PAT D / JULY 5, 1878, / NOV. 19, 1878, / DEC.3, 1878, MAR., 1897, APL. 19,1881, NOV.5, 1881, FEB. 7, 1882 / NO.397. On left side is a pipe marked: THE HUBER. The firebox in the rear is marked: HUBER M'F'G CO. / MARION.O/U.S.A. with two five pointed stars.