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Locomobile

A Lokomobil has - like a locomotive - all components of a steam engine, but no drive of its own. Locomobiles are mostly used in agriculture, z. B. as a drive of threshing machines. The usage of horses or oxen was necessary for the transport from farm to farm. Semi-portable engines are used as power station. Swiss Steam Centre has two semi-portable steam engines of Swiss origin: one made by Escher Wyss of Zürich and the other by King & Co. Wollishofen.

2-Cylinder semi-portable locomobil King
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Bild: P. Nussbaumer

machine type
2 Cylinder, horizontal in composite, 250 HP, 12 atü

manufacturer
Edward  King AG, Zürich-Wollishofen

year of manufacture
1899

in use
Gruyéria Fabrique de Meubles
Bulle (FR)

status
not ready for use

inventory id 015

 

1-Cylinder semi-portable locomobil
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Bild: P. Nussbaumer

machine type
1 Cylinder, horizontal, 5 HP, 160 rpm.

manufacturer
Escher Wyss, Zürich ZH

year of manufacture
1901

in use
Candle factory, Biasca (TI)
Drive stearin stirrer

Loan: Technorama Winterthur

status
not ready for use

inventory id 053
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