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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: 202 times.
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The beam is supported by four ornate cast iron columns. Viewed: 166 times.
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This is the top of the 99inch (diameter) cylinder. The piston travels 11 feet! Viewed: 164 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: 174 times.
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I placed a regular 8x11" sheet of paper on the cylinder, again trying to show its immense size. Viewed: 165 times.
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DSC00107.JPG Viewed: 170 times.
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This is the mid point of the main beam. Viewed: 172 times.
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The main axle supporting the beam appeared to be about 8" in diameter. Viewed: 187 times.
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DSC00110.JPG Viewed: 165 times.
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A view down from the third level. Viewed: 155 times.
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DSC00112.JPG Viewed: 169 times.
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DSC00114.JPG Viewed: 154 times.
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DSC00115.JPG Viewed: 163 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: 187 times.
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This is a view of the beam from the 100" pump. Viewed: 160 times.
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This is one of three "mid-size" pumps. It is still a two story, house sized machine... Viewed: 179 times.
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