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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: 386 times.
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The beam is supported by four ornate cast iron columns. Viewed: 323 times.
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This is the top of the 99inch (diameter) cylinder. The piston travels 11 feet! Viewed: 327 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: 332 times.
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I placed a regular 8x11" sheet of paper on the cylinder, again trying to show its immense size. Viewed: 336 times.
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DSC00107.JPG Viewed: 315 times.
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This is the mid point of the main beam. Viewed: 323 times.
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The main axle supporting the beam appeared to be about 8" in diameter. Viewed: 347 times.
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DSC00110.JPG Viewed: 310 times.
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A view down from the third level. Viewed: 306 times.
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DSC00112.JPG Viewed: 335 times.
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DSC00114.JPG Viewed: 311 times.
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DSC00115.JPG Viewed: 323 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: 332 times.
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This is a view of the beam from the 100" pump. Viewed: 306 times.
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This is one of three "mid-size" pumps. It is still a two story, house sized machine... Viewed: 329 times.
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