| Object ID | 1115353 |
| Object Name | Reader Vertical Single Cylinder Steam Engine |
| Object Date | 0001-11-30 |
| Works Number | |
| Location | Unknown |
| Category | Steam Machinery |
| Acquired | 2021-07-05 |
| Status | Not on display |
| Description | Size: 5" steam cylinder with 4" stroke and 24" diameter flywheel; vertical and totally enclosed inverted engine with pressurised lubrication. Purchased from an Essex scrap merchant in 2003 and believed to have been originally used to service greenhouses and out buildings at a large country estate in Essex. The engine has been repainted and runs well on compressed air, but the big end is well worn and noisy. |
| Manufacturer | E. Reader and Sons Ltd |
| Manufactured | Nottingham, England |
| Condition | Fair |
| Core | Yes |
| Accession No | IF:2021:150 |
| Collection Id | Internal Fire Core Collection |
| Shortman | Reader |
| Image | NULL |