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Manufactured/Badged by:
Nichols & Langworthy Machine Co.
Hope Valley, RI

True Manufacturer:
Nichols & Langworthy Machine Co., Hope Valley, RI
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Steam and Gas Engines
Machine Type: Engine, Steam - Stationary
Machine Size: 8" bore and a 9" stroke
Submitted By: Rick Naylor
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: 25 HP horizontal engine
Date of Manufacturer: 1895
Serial Number:
Last Updated 3/22/2013 12:37:48 PM

Comments:
This 25 HP horizontal engine was built by Nichols and Langworthy Machine Company in Hope Valley, RI in 1895. It is similar to the design of the Armington & Sims engine. It has a 8" bore and a 9" stroke and produces 25 HP. This engine was a gift of Warren Hagist. 25 HP Horizontal

The engine shown Below was originally installed the cellar of Lippitt Hall at the Rhode Island Agricultural School (now the University of Rhode Island) and was purchased when the building was built. It generated all of the electricity for the campus. The engine above is at the left center in the photograph below.

Photo 1:

Comments: Engine Driving a dynamo
Source: New England Wireless And Steam Museum
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Photo 2:

Comments: In Position at the University of Rhode Island Engineering Building
Source: New England Wireless And Steam Museum
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Photo 3:

Comments: 25 HP Horizontal
Source: New England Wireless And Steam Museum
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