1905 380hp Corliss Steam Engine

Lot Number: 1

Time Remaining: Closed!

Current Bid: $10,250.00

Start Time: 06/10/2026 07:58 AM Eastern

End Time: 09/02/2026 08:29 PM Eastern

Bid Count: 32

Location: 1650 Hartford-New London Turnpike, Oakdale, CT

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Engine runs as it should. It has been painted and is in great shape. Manufactured by the Watts Campbell Co. in Newark, NJ. Machine weights 76,000lbs and produces 380 horsepower. Comes mounted to a large steel base plate. The flywheel diameter is 13-1/2ft. There is an hole cut in the sheet metal by the rod side of the cylinder. Engine is currently ran off compressed air.

Buyer must handle arranging their own rigging and disassembly of the engine for at the scheduled pickup days.

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