Pistons Collection

Valve Horn on its Own
The VALVE HORN (French : Cor a pistons) was introduced in the 1830s and completely replaced the Natural Horn used by Mozart and Beethoven

Maintenance worker greasing pivots and slides
A Railway engineer, wearing no discernible protective clothing, greasing the pivots and slides with a grease gun. Photograph by Heinz Zinram. 1950s

Cornet on its Own
The CORNET-A-PISTONS - usually known simply as the Cornet, has a tube half the length of the trumpet, and consequently plays an octave higher

Fireless Locomotives - Llandarcy, Wales. Oil storage depots and oil handling docks used fireless locomotives (steam was pumped in to a specially constructed usually dome-ended boiler)

Carcel and his Lamp
BERTRAND GUILLAUME CARCEL, French clockmaker, in 1800 demonstrates his oil lamp which incorporates wheels and pistons. Its a good lamp, but he dies in poverty

LONDON BRIDGE WATERWORKS
The Water-works at London Bridge. Date: 1797

PAPINS HYDRAULIC MACHINE
Papins Hydraulic machine. Date: 1686

Thomas horns steam engine. Built around 1850 by the Thos. H
Thomas horns steam engine. This machine was built around 1850 by the Thos. Horn Engineer firm in London. It was used in the Paine Co. Ltd of St

Submerged pump pistons. Supply cities. Engraved by Decreef. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878

Cylinders and pistons in a steam engine, 19th century.. Cylinders and pistons in a steam engine, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine - The Winding Machine
Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine at Omuta, Fukuoka and Arao, Kumamoto - The Winding Machine. Date: circa 1910s

Steam cylinder and piston section

Oiling up a locomotive
A railway maintenance worker oiling up the pistons of a steam locomotive. Date: 1957

Oiling a Locomotive Wheel and Piston
A railway engineer oils the end of a piston on an immense steam train wheel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Marine telephone
A telephone or marine alarum being used by a sailor. This worked on the principle of sending air through a series of valves and pistons to make various notes

Hodge Steam Fire-Engine
The Hodge Steam fire-engine. The first recorded attempt at fire prevention in New York City was in 1659, and this locomotive-style engine is the first native-built engine

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