Reviving A Corliss

By Kenneth Arthur
Published on July 1, 1973
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Valve gear side of cylinder. This has large husky parts, lots of brass. Courtesy of Kenneth Arthur, Box 106, Eldorado, Ohio 45321
Valve gear side of cylinder. This has large husky parts, lots of brass. Courtesy of Kenneth Arthur, Box 106, Eldorado, Ohio 45321
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Cylinder block, main frame and flywheel, has 8 inch diameter crankshaft about 8 feet long.
Cylinder block, main frame and flywheel, has 8 inch diameter crankshaft about 8 feet long.

Eldorado, Ohio

There is a very large brick building standing in Richmond,
Indiana built in 1870 that was used as a casket factor, belonging
to Mr. Robert Watt. A 100 H.P. Corliss engine built by Hoover,
Ownes, Rentschler Company of Hamilton, Ohio, Serial number 2276 was
put in about 1935 and ran a generator until the mid ’40’s

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