Mills Portable Steam Engine, circa 1878
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Steam engine (Engine)
Date Made
circa 1878
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Fishkill Landing Machine Co. based on a patented design by Emory W. Mills.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
28.577.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 99 in
Width: 63 in
Length: 124 in
Wheelbase: 83 in
Diameter: 41 in
Horsepower: 10 hp (7.46 kW)
Inscriptions
Brass plate on left side towards front marked: FISHKILL LANDING / MACHINE CO. / FISHKILL-ON-HUDSON / N.Y.
Front has small brass finial and is marked: FISHKILL LANDING / MACHINE CO. / FISHKILL LANDING / NEW YORK.
Small round door to fire box in rear marked: MILLS / ENGINE. 10 H.P.
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