[Steam-engine] Cooper Corliss Engine in Dayton, OH

Eric Applegate eric at glassactonline.com
Sun May 14 18:09:42 PDT 2006


Great pics!  Nice job.

Eric


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From: "Rick Rowlands" <jrrowlands at neo.rr.com>
Reply-To: Steam-engine mailing list <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date:  Fri, 12 May 2006 21:43:19 -0400

>My wife had to go to a conference in Columbus Thursday and Friday so I went along. After dropping her off I continued on to Dayton to see an old friend. 
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>Several years ago I made acquaintance with a beautiful cross compound corliss generating engine at the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton. The first time I saw her the building was closed so I only got a look through the windows. This time I could go inside and took a bunch of pictures.
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>http://community.webshots.com/album/550317804yrtgeF 
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>The engine is a 26" x 54" x 60" horizontal cross compound built in 1902 by the C&G Cooper Co. in Mount Vernon, OH for the National Cash Register Company in Dayton. It drove a 230VAC 800KW alternator providing electrical power for the plant. She is rated at 1200 HP and running at 80 rpm with a 20' flywheel.
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>This is perhaps the most beautiful stationary steam engine in existence in the US and certainly one of the best kept secrets. The engine is well cared for and housed in a heated brick building with a dehumidifier in the flywheel pit. Certainly a first class preservation effort for stationary steam power that has been moved from its original foundations to a new site. 
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>Search Carillon Historical Park on the net and plan to make a trip to Dayton to see this wonderful engine. 
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