Aultman-Taylor Steam Traction Engine, circa 1886

Artifact

Steam traction engine

Date Made

circa 1886

Agriculture
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Agriculture

Object ID

33.457.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Joseph T. Rynda, Jr.

Material

Iron (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Brass (Alloy)

Color

Black (Color)
Green
Reddish brown
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Diameter: 7.5 in  (Bore)

Length: 10.25 in  (Stroke)

Horsepower: 12 hp  (8.95 kW)

Wheelbase: 105.5 in

Width: 120 in

Length: 155.5 in

Weight: 8000 lbs

Inscriptions

front of boiler: AULTMAN-TAYLOR / COMPANY / MANSFIELD / OHIO machinery on left side: AULTMAN-TAYLOR ENGINE handle: 1040 etched by hand on left side: BUILT 1877 JOSEPH T RYNDA JR. / J.T.R. JR. / LEONARD L. RYNDA 1827

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