1819 Steam engine

Very interesting find--nice to know it came from Louisville! From the two pictures it looks like some slide valve design on top of the cylinder, unless there is more to assemble once they get it in place--would love to know more about the whole restoration process!

So, are they going to make it work, like the other steam engines in the museum do?

hi all
I have pictures of that engine and two of here boilers she had three. a single return flue that entered in the bottom of the boiler and exited through the top. These were taken on a cold winder day before the Arabia people bought the engine. The hull was built at Chillicothe loaded with salted pork and maybe some flour. The boat was a boat jack Stern wheeler with the engine mounted on the port side and the wheel had metal arms. An Iron balance wheel was located in the starboard end of the wheel shaft.

Yes the engine had a slide valve and this was broken during the excavation of the vessel, I felt that there were too many rods to the valve from the pitman and was of the opinion she had a cut off system. The inside of the valve looked clean with little rust. But it could have been the reversing system.
she was the Missouri Packet bound for Fort Atkinson, in Nebraska, above Omaha. It was reported that she carried the pay roll for the Fort. There were empty barrels likely held flour and barrels with hog jews and bones.

If anyone is interested I have drawing of the boilers and engines and photos. I may even have a video of her excavation.

Carl

Carl: I and, I'm sure, many others would like to see the drawings at least. I am not familiar with that type of construction. Cap'n Walnut.

Tom and others
I found my drawings of the boiler and engines and one photo that is too dark

I hope this works If not I will have to look for that old instruction on how to up load photos
Carl

a sign from Midway Coaboy museum

Hi all

Now that I have figured on how to send photos here is an interesting one. It looks old but who knows it might be a tourist item.
Carl

Carl: That is a really simple pressure vessel and, I believe very typical of its era. My thanks for your trouble. Cap'n Walnut

Tom
the boiler would have been classified as high pressure but not over 30 PIS the Steam feed pipe was made of copper and if I remember right at around 30 psi copper starts to get soft and would soon brake. If I read my notes right one valve read "Sheppard & Timmons Co. Patent" This boat also has a copper siphon with a steam tub of about 1 inch and the whole tub with an inside dia , of 3 1/2 inches the piece I saw was 45" long. She also had a capstan that took 6 arms With a bearl dia, at base of 27 inches and and height of 35 inches. Her wheel had about 12 iron arms with buckets 12 Ft by up to 20 Inches.
Carl