1999 Spring Cleanup
Every spring a crew of volunteers wakes up the steam engines after their winter sleep. With the change of a few jackets this photo could have been taken in 1919 not 1999. →
Stories: Steam & Engines
News, stories, histories, photo galleries, reminiscences and other articles related to the steam and engines collection are listed below. See also stories about People and Manufacturers.
Fall 2014 Newsletter
"The First Steam Engine in Rhode Island" by Fred Jaggi, and an invitation to the 2014 Carol Sing. →
Corliss Centennial Engine
This is the largest engine that the Corliss Steam Engine Company built. It was installed in the Machinery Hall of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. The engine had a 44 inch bore, 10 foot stroke, was more than 45 feet tall, had a fifty-six ton, thirty foot diameter, twenty-four inch face flywheel, and produced 1,400 horsepower at 36 RPM. → A Corliss Reader
A collection of contemporary accounts of the installation and management of Corliss engines. →
Improved Greene Engine: Before Restoration
The images below show the engine in the Rhode Island Cardboard Company building. The engine was remarkably intact, but more than a little rusty from sitting in a leaky building for more than 70 years. The connecting rod end and part of the crankshaft disk A view from the crankshaft end.You can see the multitude … Continue reading "Improved Greene Engine: Before Restoration" → Improved Greene Engine: Photo Gallery
Images of the Improved Greene engine after restoration. → History of the De La Vergne Oil Engine
The history of the 25 HP Hornsby-Ackroyd oil engine in the museum's collections starts with its manufacture at the De La Vergne Refrigerating Machine Company's plant in the Bronx, New York, sometime after 1895. → Model Steam Engine and Generator–Adrian Gvosdev Kranz
Working with Tim Straw, my mentor and a volunteer at the museum, I constructed a model steam generator plant. In the future, in the event we lose electricity, I can still charge my phone using the steam engine. → Links to Other Steam Sites
External links to web resources about steam and engines. →
Installing the Eclipse Lookout Boiler
After the Lookout boiler was donated to the NEWSM, the RI National Guard moved the boiler to the museum. → The Lookout Boiler leaves for cleaning
On Monday, November 9, 2015 the Lookout was moved for cleaning. → Merriam Steam Building History
In 1971 the New England Wireless and Steam Museum built the first part of the Merriam Steam Building. →
Restoring the Corliss Engine
The restoration of what is likely to be the only engine designed and built by George H. Corliss that is running under steam today. → Restoring the De La Vergne Oil Engine
The Thursday crew recently picked this engine as a project, and had the engine running at a November 2000 open house. → Rider Ericsson Hot-Air Pumping Engine Model
A newly-restored 1/4 scale mode of a Rider Ericsson Hot-Air Pumping Engine has rejoined the museum's collection. See it in action. →
Rolf Gets Up Steam & Runs Machine Shop on Steam
Rolf is one of the most talented volunteers at the NEWSM. His workmanship on model steam engines, alternators, steam pumps, and machine shop tools is outstanding. →
Rollins engine moved to the museum
This week the Rollins engine from the D. B Gurney Company in Whitman, MA was moved to the New England Wireless & Steam Museum by a dedicated crew of volunteers. → Tinkertoy Steam-powered Launch
Ray HasBrouck built Tinkertoy in 1983-84 and donated her to the museum. His logbook describes the building of the boat and her first adventures on the water. →