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More Stirling Cycle Engines at the Office of Steam
« on: December 09, 2025, 06:19:30 pm »
More Stirling Cycle Engines at the Office of Steam

Here are a few more unique pieces that followed me home.

Enjoy,

Gil


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« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2025, 08:41:04 pm »
Yee Gads Gil ....... what a wonderful batch of new toys to play with!

That last beauty seems to be sort of "Royal Rider" Stirling Cycle Engine.
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Re: More Stirling Cycle Engines at the Office of Steam
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2025, 05:59:55 am »
Nice haul Gil, some lovely runners there.
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Re: More Stirling Cycle Engines at the Office of Steam
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2025, 07:24:34 am »
Quote from: Stoker on December 09, 2025, 08:41:04 pm
Yee Gads Gil ....... what a wonderful batch of new toys to play with!

That last beauty seems to be sort of "Royal Rider" Stirling Cycle Engine.
Yes..... That last one could be Royal Rider or Royal Ericsson

(although it is not a pumping engine)
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Re: More Stirling Cycle Engines at the Office of Steam
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2025, 07:25:53 am »
Very nice collection of engines and video!!!
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Re: More Stirling Cycle Engines at the Office of Steam
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2025, 07:26:02 am »
Quote from: St Paul Steam on December 10, 2025, 05:59:55 am
Nice haul Gil, some lovely runners there.
Thanks, Bruce!

I agree it is a successful haul.
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Re: More Stirling Cycle Engines at the Office of Steam
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2025, 02:49:35 pm »
Quote from: Fullraceflathead on December 10, 2025, 07:25:53 am
Very nice collection of engines and video!!!
Thank you..!!
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Re: More Stirling Cycle Engines at the Office of Steam
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2025, 03:23:59 pm »
Very nice - I love Sterling Engines!
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« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2025, 03:35:15 pm »
I also got 2 box lots. 

One had a bunch of Live Steam Magazine issues.

The other was a real treat.

For the princely sum of $40 I bought a box with a small old Phoenix Solar engine in rough shape.

There was a real nice heavy (23 lbs.)  3 piece cast iron base for a future project.

It also had these parts to make up a nice Stirling Cycle Engine which I will finish assembling as time allows.

See pictures below.

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« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2025, 03:36:19 pm »
The real treasure in this box lot was these parts that make up a 

very nice looking Stirling Cycle Engine.

The burner has the following stamped on the bottom.

Manning Bowman & Co
Pat. Nov. 8, 1904

I don't know who made the engine.

Enjoy,

Gil



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And this heat resistant plinth for something.

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Re: More Stirling Cycle Engines at the Office of Steam
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2025, 05:28:48 pm »
Some nice (and very interesting) additions to your collection Gil.
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« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2025, 05:59:01 pm »
That one wreck of a Solar 1 Engine of Phoenix Arizona, which is missing its proper base and is seriously filthy, does have one somewhat interesting feature. The pulley mounted between the flywheels is of a size and form I have never seen before. Likely home-made or aftermarket of some kind, but if original, that would be very interesting.

Another faint possibility is that it could actually be the remains of a Davies-Charlton Stirling from the Isle of Man UK, but it would take some careful measurements to make that determination.
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« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2025, 07:55:50 pm »
Thanks, Jim..!!

Daniel, when I get some of the dust off it, I'll send you the measurements and let you make the call.
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Re: More Stirling Cycle Engines at the Office of Steam
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2025, 09:27:09 pm »
Here are 2 more nice Stirling Cycle Engines.

One is a Bremen Noiseless Hot Air Pumping Engine.

The other is a machinist's free lance built of a Robinsons Patent Stirling Cycle Engine.

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Re: More Stirling Cycle Engines at the Office of Steam
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2025, 08:37:22 am »
Very nice finds and very nice video of them running!!!
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