Sold September 2003 Back to Archive

An old model of an overtype semi-portable engine, reputedly built by an apprentice at the Hunslet works in Leeds, England, probably in the early years of the twentieth century. Very finely made and beautifully detailed with working water pump, governor, Salter safety valve, displacement lubricator and cylinder drain cocks. The coal-fired multi-tube boiler is fitted with a three-cock water gauge with blowdown and washout plugs above the foundation ring on the backhead. The ashpan has front and rear dampers.

I sold this engine earlier in the year, it has recently come back as part exchange against a triple expansion marine engine. At the customer's request, the boiler was tested to 100psi hydraulic without problems. For demonstration purposes, the engine runs very smoothly on a few pounds of compressed air and is the smallest engine I've seen with a reliable working governor!

Length 16 inches
Height 18 inches (top of chimney)