Gothic Steam Engine
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James Howe

Gothic Steam Engine
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Gothic Steam Engine
This is a shot of the Gothic Steam Engine which is on display at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. The museum has a great collection of huge engines, power generators, etc. This particular one is described on the museum's web site as follows: "Installed at the Tatham Brothers Lead Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this 30-foot-tall, 50-ton engine drove machinery used to make lead products such as pipe and sheet flashing. It operated from 1857 until 1930, when it was donated to the museum by John T. Lewis & Co. Despite the ornate design, it was never intended for public view."