Single Cylinder Paraffin Engine
Manufacturer
Allan Brothers
AssociatedAssociated with
Kingseat Hospital
(New Machar, Aberdeenshire, 1904 - 1995)
Datec. 1918
Object NameEngine
Mediumcast iron, steel
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
Dimensions285 x 132 x 152cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1987.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS026684
About MeSingle cylinder horizontal paraffin engine, with double fly wheel and water cooled.This pump worked a 3 cylinder pump (ABDMS026685) and was formerly part of a sewage treatment plant at Kingseat Hospital. For a description of plant see the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Aberdeen Association of Civil Engineers 1904-06, pp.143-145.
Royal Cornhill Hospital
William McKinnon and Company Limited
October 1894
possibly 1940-1944