Tozer Steam Engine 8 HP John A. Willis

  • 6000.00 £
  • Published date: January 27, 2024
    • Twycross, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Tozer Steam Engine 8 HP John A. Willis


⭕ HERE IS A RARE RESTORED TOZER PORTABLE STEAM ENGINE MADE BY THE JOHN A. WILLIS COMPANY OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW TOZER ENGINES KNOWN TO REMAIN, THIS ONE DIFFERS FROM THE OTHERS WITH IRON WHEELS THAT LOOK LIKE WOOD, THE WHEELS HAVE TUBULAR SPOKES AND THE CENTER AND OUTER RIM ARE CAST AROUND THEM IN IRON. NUMBER 8 ON CYLINDER HEAD SO 8 HORSE POWER IS LIKELY. CAST BRASS MAKERS TAG, 3 CHIME POWELL WHISTLE, METROPOLITAN WATER INJECTOR, PICKERING FLYBALL GOVERNOR, SAFETY VALVE, 100 POUND PRESSURE GAUGE, SIGHT GLASS AND BLOW DOWN VALVES, BRASS HAND OIL PUMP AND BRASS OILERS AND GREASE CUPS, CHECK VALVES TOOL BOX ETC.

DIMENSIONS; 10 FEET OVERALL LENGTH TO OUTSIDE EDGE OF WHEELS, REAR WHEELS 46 DIAMETER, FRONT WHEELS 33 DIAMETER, BOILER 23 DIAMETER, LARGE FLYWHEEL 40 DIAMETER WITH 6 1/2 FACE, POWER PULLEY 24 DIAMETER WITH 8 1/2 FACE AND BOTH MARKED JOHN A. WILLIS COLUMBIA S.C. ON SPOKES, 78 1/4 TO TOP OF FLY WHEEL.

Phone number ✆ 0116 433 9538

Twycross, Leicestershire

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