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- Corliss Steam Engine, 1859 - George Corliss was one of the United States' most highly regarded steam engine designers. His valve innovations made his engines particularly important to the textile industry--where a combination of high power output and quick response to changes in load were greatly valued. He designed many of the machines used to manufacture his engines and was a pioneer in standardized manufacturing techniques.
- 1859
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Corliss Steam Engine, 1859
George Corliss was one of the United States' most highly regarded steam engine designers. His valve innovations made his engines particularly important to the textile industry--where a combination of high power output and quick response to changes in load were greatly valued. He designed many of the machines used to manufacture his engines and was a pioneer in standardized manufacturing techniques.
- Compound Corliss Steam Engine, 1906 -
- 1906
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Compound Corliss Steam Engine, 1906
- 1859 Corliss Steam Engine - Learn more about the massive yet graceful Corliss steam engine on display in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and its inventor, self-made engineer George Corliss.
- August 28, 2014
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1859 Corliss Steam Engine
Learn more about the massive yet graceful Corliss steam engine on display in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and its inventor, self-made engineer George Corliss.
- Group of Men in Front of Corliss Steam Engine, circa 1910 - American engineer George Henry Corliss patented the Corliss engine in 1849. Existing stationary steam engines were less efficient - and, therefore, more expensive - than those powered by water. Corliss's improved engine was highly efficient and enabled industries to develop anywhere. This photograph shows a group of men on a large Corliss steam engine around 1910.
- circa 1910
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Group of Men in Front of Corliss Steam Engine, circa 1910
American engineer George Henry Corliss patented the Corliss engine in 1849. Existing stationary steam engines were less efficient - and, therefore, more expensive - than those powered by water. Corliss's improved engine was highly efficient and enabled industries to develop anywhere. This photograph shows a group of men on a large Corliss steam engine around 1910.
- Steam Engine -
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Steam Engine
- Steam Engine Part -
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Steam Engine Part
- Steam Engine Indicator -
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Steam Engine Indicator
- Engraving, "The Great Corliss Engine in Machinery Hall," 1876 -
- 1876
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Engraving, "The Great Corliss Engine in Machinery Hall," 1876
- Rotative Steam Engine, 1788 -
- 1788
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Rotative Steam Engine, 1788
- Crosby Steam Engine Indicator -
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Crosby Steam Engine Indicator