Smallest Steam Engine at 1876 Exposition

By Gerry Lestz
Published on January 1, 1976

What was called ‘the smallest steam engine in the world’
was exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia by
Levi Taylor of Indianola, Iowa.

A publication of the time said the engine was so small that a
magnifying glass was needed to see some of its parts. It was
displayed on the platform of the giant Corliss engine which powered

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