Ohio Corliss Engine Flyers
date: label: date made
content: 1885 or Later
notes: label: Description
content: A group of 4 flyers for the Ohio Corliss Engine, built by the Griffith & Wedge Co. from Zanesville, Ohio. 3 of the 4 flyers are identical and list the various parts of the engine. The fourth flyer is instead a table detailing the size, speed, and horsepower of different engines.
label: Description
content: Griffith & Wedge Co. was created as a firm in 1858 by Thomas Griffith and Francis Wedge, eventually incorporating in 1885. The company manufactured portable engines as well as clay working machinery. In 1870, Francis Wedge obtained one of the earliest patents on a vertical portable engine. Among the engines the company produced were Ohio Corliss engines.
label: Description
content: The Corliss Engine was originally patented in 1849 by George Corliss of Providence RI. Corliss’ steam engine design improved significantly upon existing steam engine designs and saw worldwide usage. Other engine manufacturers adopted his designs for their own engines.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Wolf-Linde, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0599.15
label: accession number
content: 1987.0599
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flyer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)