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Cockerill Steam Engine (1826) Watt linkage_01

Cockerill Steam engine, built 1826 for the 'Arkelse Dam' pumping station.

The engine is a double acting beam engine of the James Watt design: It features a separate condenser (not shown in this picture), the Watt linkage as well as a crankshaft (not pictured, located at the other end of the beam).

 

The engine ist currently on display at the Cruquius Museum, Holland.

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Uploaded on July 17, 2011
Taken on July 10, 2011