@jsnasselin Quote "Iron Mountain is home of the largest steam engine in the world. The Chapin Mine Pumping Engine (Cornish Pump) was patterned after the ones used in Cornwall in the deep tin mines" If you read this correctly + rest of the article,they used cornish pumps,which are pumps on different levels operated by a long beam raised and lowered by the engine (In Cornwall a Cornish beam engine).Only the pumps are of a Cornish Design the engine is a USA design,not a Cornish one.see "Kew pumps"
Not arguing, it is in all the history books as being the largest in the world. It was designed after these pumps from other places. The makers came to Iron Mountain and built this here. I never said it was a US design. I think it was Norway that designed these, I might be wrong.
This is not a Cornish pumping engine,cornish pumping engines are typicaly beam engines.
silver760 2 years ago
Really? And to imagine that the local historical Society has been wrong for the last 50 years... Hmm.... Dude, try researching before mouthing off..
jsnasselin 2 years ago
@jsnasselin Quote "Iron Mountain is home of the largest steam engine in the world. The Chapin Mine Pumping Engine (Cornish Pump) was patterned after the ones used in Cornwall in the deep tin mines" If you read this correctly + rest of the article,they used cornish pumps,which are pumps on different levels operated by a long beam raised and lowered by the engine (In Cornwall a Cornish beam engine).Only the pumps are of a Cornish Design the engine is a USA design,not a Cornish one.see "Kew pumps"
silver760 2 years ago
Not arguing, it is in all the history books as being the largest in the world. It was designed after these pumps from other places. The makers came to Iron Mountain and built this here. I never said it was a US design. I think it was Norway that designed these, I might be wrong.
jsnasselin 2 years ago
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YangShengji 8 months ago