THE GREENE GRIDIRON VALVE ENGINE

By John P. Wilcox
Published on July 1, 1969
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John P. Wilcox
Courtesy of John P. Wilcox, 47 Deland Ave., Columbia, Ohio 43214. Frame of the Greene gridiron valve engine in storage awaiting restoration. Cylinder is !2 x 30 bore and stroke, flywheel (not shown) is 10 foot diameter by 17 face. Built by the Providence

47 Deland Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43214

Last summer we were so fortunate as to become the owner of the
ancient Greene steam engine that powered the Cheraw Sash Door and
Lumber Co. of Cheraw, South Carolina for many years. After two long
truck trips over the mountains and some on-the-scene ‘head
scratching’ over how to get the ten-foot flywheel up out of its

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