can anyone identify this engine

it was used to drive a dynamo at a local granite polishing works which started mid 1800s and closed 1950. the base is 31" x 5 1/2 the bore is2 3/4 and stroke is 5" it is 21 1/2" from base to top of governor, the flywheel is 22 1/4" as you can see there is only one bearing for the flywheel , what type of support would it have had at the other end. gary

Edited By JasonB on 30/12/2019 16:18:50

looks a bit of a home brew job rather than any specific make.

There would have been a similar pedestal the other side on a mounting plate, that and the main bedplate of the engine would have been raised up so the flywheel could swing freely or possibly just the engine bedplate raised with a much taller base for the outrigger pedestal to bring it upto height

thanks again Jason, the object in the first photo came with the engine but I cant see that it fits anywhere its made of brass

finished restoring my mystery engine, it runs very well but makes my new compressor work hard

Edited By JasonB on 01/05/2020 07:20:51

What a great job. Very nice.

Steve.

It seems likely that it was originally mounted on a granite block in view of its origins.

That initial photo looks like a standard fitting for a water/steam distribution line

thanks steve and bazyle

Very nice work. Looks lovely and I'm sure sounds as good chuffing away.

Could the first pic be a pump? Is there a hole in the right hand end with some packing around it for a piston rod to go in and out of? Could have been the boiler feed water pump, missing the crank and con-rod. Valve on the left could be a priming cock or a bypass valve to regulate flow of water into the boiler.

Or it could be something else altogether!

you are spot on hopper it is a pump, I discovered two valves inside it when I dismantled it. it feeds the made up water tank in the picture. the copper tube at the right of the picture is a whistle which I made for my grandson,big mistake don't get much peace now!

Ah ok. So it runs off the second eccentric then? Nice one. Lol yeah steam whistle and grandkids sounds noisy!