CENTURY MOTOR
This large 3 hp repulsion induction motor powers the Goulds Pyramid pump. Typical of the electric motors on the early 1900s, it is very large for its size but delivers outstanding dependability. Its original use is unknown to us.
INTERNATIONAL FAMOUS ENGINE
This vertical 3 hp gas engine was built by the International Harvester
Company, circa 1906. It can easily be used as an alternative power
source for the Goulds Pyramid pump by changing the belts. It originally
powered wood working tools in the Charles Bowdish shop located in
Brookville, PA. Mr. Bowdish was well known for his miniature village
exhibit in Brookville and Pittsburgh. It came here in 1969.
KNOWLES TRIPLEX PUMP
This pump was put in service in 2013 and provides additional pumping
capacity. It is now powered by a 5 hp Otto gas engine. It was originally
located in the Tidewater Pipe Line’s Olmstead station near Coudersport,
PA, where it provided cooling water for three large diesel engines that
moved crude oil over the mountains and to the eastern markets. It came
here in 1971.
OTTO 5 HP
Now powering the Knowles Triplex Pump, this 5 hp Otto engine, number
9069, originally was used in Maine. The exact use is unknown but it
would have been appropriate to power a small machine shop. It came to
the museum in 1971 and now spends long hours pumping water.