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By the mid 1970's, I had acquired a bench mill and then a floor model mill and my next engine was to be my first corliss engine. I used the Cole's castings and modified the design to resemble details on corliss engines that I had seen. I did keep the Philadelphia releasing gear. The Cole's corliss was designed by Paul Briesch in Pennsylvania. The design and patterns were sold to Charlie Cole and the rest is history. A project like this just has to be taken one piece at a time. The engine runs very well on air, with the releasing gear operating perfectly. This would not be the last corliss that I build, however. (Attachment Link) (Attachment Link)

A little correction. The Coles Corliss was designed by Eloda Ray in the 1940's. Coles got it from him and began selling the castings and drawings in the late 1940's and early 1950's. In some the older Coles catalogs (#14, 15, 16) from 1950 thru 1956 the picture is of the one that Eloda Ray, aka Mr. A.W. Ray built and took a first prize in the Philadelphia Model Show in 1942.

Brad, your Corliss looks magnificent...!!!
Gil