THE MUNCASTER ENGINES
ENTABLATURE ENGINE WITH SLIDING CROSSHEAD
Julius de Waal
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E. T. Westbury explained that the type of engine described here is known as an ‘entablature’ or ‘table’ engine first appeared in the early 1800s and became popular in the mid 19th century from prominent makers such as Maudslay.
There were two main types and this one is a ‘direct acting’ type with the cylinder mounted on the bedplate and the crankshaft mounted on an elevated platform. The term ‘entablature’ is borrowed from architecture and the classic Graeco-Roman era but simply means a flat table supported by four or more columns.
The one drawn here is a simple basic design which Westbury described as “reduced almost to the point of austerity, yet fully in character.”
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THE MUNCASTERS
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