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Hi Mike, That is a real interesting and unusual find.

Weeden comes to mind with lead cylinders however not even closely related to yours.

If you get a chance to pull the steam chest cover off, I would be very interested in photos of the internal rigging.
None I have seen have the valve rod going into the steam chest that low.

Congrats..!!!

Gil

Hi Gil,

I attempted to take the cover off the steam chest and the studs were coming out with the nuts and one stud was stripped out in the valve chest, so I abandoned the operation. I’m not going to disturb anything else unless I absolutely have to.

The slide valve rod does enter at the centerline of the valve chest, though.