Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

    Part 2:

         The big square hole in the tank was where the engine was mounted up on an iron shaft; also mounted under the tank on the same shaft was a tray that burned wood or coal to heat the tank (presumably aided by the heat of the cook fire below). Manor house fireplaces were huge. The shaft and tray were probably included with the purchase of the engine. The blowoff valve consists of a simple gravity plug. More photos & notes later.

         I welcome any comments on this - someone out there may know that it is in fact something else; maybe it's from a textile mill, maybe its a sump pump! Whatever, I will be just as interested!

         Part 3 tomorrow evening.