OTTO ENGINE & DEANE PUMP
This 3 1/2 hp. vertical Otto engine made in Philadelphia, PA. circa
1900, is direct clutched to a Deane triplex water pump which was made in
Holyoke, MA. It originally pumped water to a large summer estate on Deer
Isle, Maine. It was acquired in the 1980s and represents the water
pumping portion of the Coolspring Municipal Works.
REEVES AND GENERATOR
This 35 hp twin-cylinder, vertical engine was made by Reeves in Mount
Vernon, Ohio, circa 1906. It is direct coupled to a DC generator and
spent its life at the Dorsey Theater in Johnstown, Ohio powering the
carbon arc movie projectors. Direct current was common at that time and
it could have powered some light bulbs for a small community.
FLICKINGER
This combination gas engine-air compressor was made in Bradford, PA in
the early 1900s and provided compressed air to start a large gas
engine. It was found in a small pressure plant just south of Bradford
and the large engine was gone. In the Municipal Works, it provides
the compressed air to start the 35 hp Reeves that is shown above.
Although single stage, it will pump to 150 psi.
FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGINE AND DYNAMO
This is a 4 hp Fairbanks Morse model T vertical, throttling governor engine direct connected to a 3 kw direct current dynamo. Note the two different size flywheels. The smaller one is needed to fit the engine base. It is circa 1910. This unit was purchased from another collector in the 1970s so no other history is known. Here, it conveniently provides lighting to the building when it is not practical to run the big engine. This was typical practice in small installations.