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This three story building houses the two main pumps: located side by side they fill the entire space!
The following pictures show only part of these machines as it is impossible to take a complete picture. Viewed: 504 times.
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The beam is supported by four ornate cast iron columns. Viewed: 443 times.
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This is the top of the 99inch (diameter) cylinder. The piston travels 11 feet! Viewed: 424 times.
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To give a sense of scale to the previous picture, here is my hand and one of the lift rings... Viewed: 436 times.
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I placed a regular 8x11" sheet of paper on the cylinder, again trying to show its immense size. Viewed: 441 times.
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DSC00107.JPG Viewed: 426 times.
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This is the mid point of the main beam. Viewed: 416 times.
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The main axle supporting the beam appeared to be about 8" in diameter. Viewed: 460 times.
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DSC00110.JPG Viewed: 403 times.
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A view down from the third level. Viewed: 398 times.
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DSC00112.JPG Viewed: 442 times.
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DSC00114.JPG Viewed: 406 times.
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DSC00115.JPG Viewed: 420 times.
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The "control panel": when starting the pump, an operator had to manualy open and close the valves to drive the steam engine. Once it got up to speed, the operator would let the machine take over and control its own timming. Viewed: 443 times.
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This is a view of the beam from the 100" pump. Viewed: 415 times.
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This is one of three "mid-size" pumps. It is still a two story, house sized machine... Viewed: 440 times.
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