Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Fan engine from Aberbeeg South Colliery, Crumlin

E. Reader & Sons Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Reader, single cylinder inverted vertical steam-driven fan engine of the piston valve, self-lubricating, totally enclosed type. Serial number '10141'. Operated at 150 rpm, and drove a 6' diameter "Keith" fan. In use at Aberbeeg South Colliery from 1924. This kind of engine was used throughout the South Wales collieries to power small ventillating fans.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

70.38I/1

Historical Associations

Association Type: Colliery
Place: Aberbeeg South Colliery

Creation/Production

Role: Manufacturer
Place: Nottingham
Period: 1924

Acquisition

donation, 14/5/1970

Measurements

Length (mm): 1520
Width (mm): 1200
Height (mm): 1970

Material

Cast iron
Steel
Brass
Asbestos

Location

audited
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