Type Hypocycloidal Date 1805 (1805) | Designer Matthew Murray Country of origin England | |
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Maker Fenton, Murray and Wood Former operator 1805 (1805)–1931 (1931): John Bradley & Co, Stourbridge
1931 (1931)–1961 (1961): N. Hingley & Sons Ltd, Netherton | ||
Murray's Hypocycloidal Engine, now in Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, England, was made around 1805 and is the world's third-oldest working steam engine and the oldest working engine with a hypocycloidal gear.
History
Designed by Matthew Murray, and made by Fenton, Murray and Wood of Holbeck, Leeds, it is one of only two of the type to survive; the other is located at The Henry Ford, Michigan, United States.
The single-cylinder engine was used by John Bradley & Co of Stourbridge from 1805 until 1931, and by N. Hingley & Sons Ltd of Netherton from 1931 until 1961, when it was acquired by Birmingham City Council for their science museum.
Murray patented the hypocycloidal arrangement in 1802.
References
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