Object Details inventor Corliss, George H. Description This model was filed with the application to the U.S. Patent Office for Patent Number 6,162 issued to George H. Corliss of Providence, Rhode ...

Object Details Description This is a model of a steam engine utilizing the Corliss patent design for an automatic cutoff gear. George H. Corliss was a prolific inventor of steam technology in the ...

This article was originally published with the title “The Corliss Steam Engine, How a Fish Swims” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 22 No. 2 (January 1870), p. 23 doi:10.1038 ...

The Corliss, a stationary steam-operated engine used to run an ammonia compression unit during Swift’s heyday, was originally installed at the plant nearly a century ago, according to Bob ...

If acquired by the SHRS, the Corliss Steam Engine will be displayed in the machine shop building. The association is trying to raise $300,000 to preserve the building which needs a new roof ...

Included in the exhibit are examples of massive machinery, including a 115-ton Corliss steam engine, a 20-foot-tall steam hammer, and examples of what the life of a factory worker was like in the ...