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Davenport Saddle Tank Switching Locomotive, 0-4-0 ST, 1922

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Artifact Overview

This locomotive was built for industrial switching service. Its gauge -- the width between its wheels -- is just two feet rather than the standard four feet, eight and one-half inches. Instead of using a conventional separate tender, the locomotive carried water in a tank set atop its boiler and coal in a bin on the left side of its cab.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Steam Locomotive

Date Made

13 January 1922

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

27.195.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Brass (Alloy)

Color

Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 107.5 in
Width: 82.5 in
Length: 199.25 in
Weight: 18000 lbs

Inscriptions

Number plate: DAVENPORT LOCOMOTIVE WORKS 7 Builder's plate: DAVENPORT LOCOMOTIVE WORKS BUILDERS. DAVENPORT, IOWA. No 1898 Data plate: DAVENPORT LOCOMOTIVE WORKS LOCOMOTIVE NO. 1898 BOILER NO. 3 80 NO 5729 DATE BUILT 1-13-1922 STEAM TEST PRESSURE 180 LBS HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE 240 LBS MAXIMUM WORKING PRESSURE 160 LBS DAVENPORT LOCOMOTIVE WORKS. BUILDERS. DAVENPORT, IOWA. NO. 1898 WAYNE COUNTY ROADS 7 NO. 7
Davenport Saddle Tank Switching Locomotive, 0-4-0 ST, 1922