This engraving of a Frick Eclipse appeared in an ad in the
American Agriculturist in 1878. telling of the medal and two
diplomas awarded the engine at the Centennial in Philadelphia in
1876.
Noting that this was a portable farm engine, made by Frick &
Co. at Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, the head judge made this
‘This engine gives the best results of any that were tested,
and may be regarded as a well-made, strong, and useful machine. The
traveling wheels are large and powerful. The boiler is suspended on
springs for traveling, which are let down when at work. The boiler
is capacious. There is a powerful brake on is carried on the top of
the boiler, resting on a powerful bed plate. which is hollowed out
to form a receptacle for oil leakage. This can be detached from the
brackets, and the engine converted into a fixed horizontal engine
if required. The engine saddle has provision for varying expansion.
The water heater is large, of the ordinary diaphragm form and the
pump with air chamber is well constructed. The cylinder has
balanced slide valve. The safety valve works by a spring, which is
a good arrangement, particularly when the roads are rough. Driving
wheel on each side of crank shaft.’
