Evolution of the Corliss Steam Engine Album
name: label: Creator
content: Franklin Machine Company Providence, Rhode Island
label: Creator
content: Corliss, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1888
topic: label: Topic
content: Steam-engines
label: Topic
content: Engines
label: Topic
content: Factories
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by the Franklin Machine Company.
label: Provenance
content: Donated by the Franklin Machine Company, 1930.
creator: label: Creator
content: Franklin Machine Company Providence, Rhode Island
label: Creator
content: Corliss, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1888
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content: Evolution of the Corliss Steam Engine Album
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection consists of an album illustrating the history of the Corliss Steam Engine.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: George Corliss received US Patent 6,162 for his valve gear on March 10, 1849, a more efficient type of steam engine which ran more efficiently on less fuel. The patent covered the use of a wrist-plate to convey the valve motion from a single eccentric to the four valves of the engine, as well as the use of trip valves with variable cutoff under governor control that were associated with Corliss Engines.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930.
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred from the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1016
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Albums
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 2018
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Albums -- 1920-1930
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Album (a carefully prepared, handmade book) illustrating the history of the Corliss Steam Engine. The book includes clipped-out illustrations of the factory, of steam engines and parts, accompanied by captions.