Piece of equipment within which heat is generated from the primary loop to the secondary loop without the water of the two systems actually touching

Steam Generator

Piece of equipment within which heat is generated from the primary loop to the secondary loop without…

Side view of a steam apparatus constructed by Stephen Hoyt's Sons, New Canaan, Conn.

Steam Apparatus

Side view of a steam apparatus constructed by Stephen Hoyt's Sons, New Canaan, Conn.

Right-hand side of steam spraying machine constructed by W. R. Gunnis, San Diego, Cal.

Right Side of Steam Spraying Machine

Right-hand side of steam spraying machine constructed by W. R. Gunnis, San Diego, Cal.

Left-hand side of steam spraying machine constructed by W. R. Gunnis, San Diego, Cal.

Left Side of Steam Spraying Machine

Left-hand side of steam spraying machine constructed by W. R. Gunnis, San Diego, Cal.

Steam spraying machine used by T. B. Wilson, Hall's Corners, N.Y.

Wilson's Steam Spraying Machine

Steam spraying machine used by T. B. Wilson, Hall's Corners, N.Y.

Geared automatic sprayer used by J. S. Lupton, Winchester, VA.

Lupton's Automatic Sprayer

Geared automatic sprayer used by J. S. Lupton, Winchester, VA.

Steam apparatus owned by the Farmington Forestry Club, Farmington, Conn.

Steam Apparatus

Steam apparatus owned by the Farmington Forestry Club, Farmington, Conn.

Steam spraying machine constructed by the city authorities of Springfield, Mass.

Springfield Steam Spraying Machine

Steam spraying machine constructed by the city authorities of Springfield, Mass.

Near view of couplings and details of steam spraying apparatus used in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Prospect Park Steam Spraying Machine

Near view of couplings and details of steam spraying apparatus used in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Steam spraying apparatus constructed by the Shade and Fruit Tree Protective Association of New York.

Steam Spray Apparatus

Steam spraying apparatus constructed by the Shade and Fruit Tree Protective Association of New York.

Opposite side of steam spraying apparatus constructed by the Shade and Fruit Tree Protective Association of New York.

Opposite Side of Steam Spray Apparatus

Opposite side of steam spraying apparatus constructed by the Shade and Fruit Tree Protective Association…

A German passenger steam ship.

Steam Boat

A German passenger steam ship.

A steam boat of the Austrian Lloyd shipping company.

Austrian Lloyd Ship

A steam boat of the Austrian Lloyd shipping company.

"We see here a towering cliff belonging to a mountainous range which rises like a wall, or barrier, between the neighboring portions of the same country. The inhabitants desire very much to have a free communication with each other, but there is a mountain barrier which it is extremely difficult to get over, or around; they, therefore, determine to go through it. The human will brings to its aid the powerful elements of fire and water. Gunpowder and the steam-engine work wonders - they force a way through the solid rock. The iron railway is made, and the traveler, instead of toiling through long tedious hours over a mountain pathway, in a few moments, while in an easy chair, finds himself on the other side."—Barber, 1857

Where there is a Will, there is a Way

"We see here a towering cliff belonging to a mountainous range which rises like a wall, or barrier,…

"Haste makes waste - how true! how much the cost, / The pitcher's broken, and the milk is lost; / With basket full, see how the man is toiling, / Quite hard he runs! the fruit is falling: / Look in the distance, and see the slaughter, / Made by running steam-boats o'er the water."—Barber, 1857

Haste Makes Waste

"Haste makes waste - how true! how much the cost, / The pitcher's broken, and the milk is lost; / With…

One of the earliest models of the automobile, which was steam-powered.

A Precursor of the Automobile

One of the earliest models of the automobile, which was steam-powered.

The first steamship in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

The Savannah

The first steamship in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

An American inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat.

Robert Fulton

An American inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat.

A steam ship that aids in daily transportation.

Steam Boat

A steam ship that aids in daily transportation.

This steam valve design features revolving cup valves which are able to cut off steam at any given revolution inside an engine.

Steam Valve

This steam valve design features revolving cup valves which are able to cut off steam at any given revolution…

A vessel in which water is turned into steam by the process of boiling.

Boiler, Steam

A vessel in which water is turned into steam by the process of boiling.

A cartoon of a man holding an envelope in one hand and a steaming tea kettle in the other hand. A cat sits at his feet.

Cartoon of Man, Cat, and Tea Kettle

A cartoon of a man holding an envelope in one hand and a steaming tea kettle in the other hand. A cat…

The Carmania was a ship built in 1905 built in Britain by John Brown & Company. She was designed by Leonard Peskett. She was used during World War I as a armed merchant vessel. She was later scraped in 1932

Ocean Liner

The Carmania was a ship built in 1905 built in Britain by John Brown & Company. She was designed by…

The inner workings of the Carmania. A description of how the ship gets power in order to move on the ocean.

Turbine Engine

The inner workings of the Carmania. A description of how the ship gets power in order to move on the…

Another style of still. This picture shows what the interior of a still looks like lends greater insight as to how the still operates.

Steam Jacketed Still

Another style of still. This picture shows what the interior of a still looks like lends greater insight…

A typical steam pump. A steam pump is a force pump operated by steam acting on the pistons of a steam engine. The engine is connected to the pump directly and is sometimes cast with the pump.

Steam Pump

A typical steam pump. A steam pump is a force pump operated by steam acting on the pistons of a steam…

A three-wheeled steam artillery carriage. This image shows a detail of the boiler and its connection to the driver car.

Steam Carriage

A three-wheeled steam artillery carriage. This image shows a detail of the boiler and its connection…

A steam road carriage that was invented in 1802 by Richard Trevithick. The front wheel is half the length of the rear wheels and is situated between the two. The engine is fixed at the center of the boiler. In turn, the fly wheel and spur gear connections are fixed to the drive axle of the engine.

Road Carriage

A steam road carriage that was invented in 1802 by Richard Trevithick. The front wheel is half the length…

A cross-section view of a steam powered coach. The image reveals the boiler, the cylinders, and the mechanics of the driving wheel.

Mechanical Coach

A cross-section view of a steam powered coach. The image reveals the boiler, the cylinders, and the…

A Hancock Coach cross-sectioned in order to display the engine and driving connections. (A) is the exhaust pipe that leads steam to screen (C) and up the flue (D) along with other exhaust from grate (B). (E) is the boiler, (H) is the out-take pipe, (K) is the engine cylinder, (J) is the water-feed pump, (G) is a rotary fan that creates forced drought, and (F) is the flue leading to the grate.

Hancock Coaches

A Hancock Coach cross-sectioned in order to display the engine and driving connections. (A) is the exhaust…

Church's three-wheeled coach, invented in 1833. This diagram was drawn from and old wood cut. It shows the forward spring wheel that is mounted on the steering pivot.

Three-Wheeled Coach

Church's three-wheeled coach, invented in 1833. This diagram was drawn from and old wood cut. It shows…

The Notable Coach, Invented around 1829 by a man named James. It was the first practical steam carriage build. This diagram was drawn from an old wood cut.

Notable Coach

The Notable Coach, Invented around 1829 by a man named James. It was the first practical steam carriage…

An image of an old-fashioned wheel. It was most likely used on a steam coach or carriage in the nineteenth century.

Old-Fashioned Wheel

An image of an old-fashioned wheel. It was most likely used on a steam coach or carriage in the nineteenth…

An engine and spur-drive connections of a Stanley Steam Carriage.

Steam Carriage

An engine and spur-drive connections of a Stanley Steam Carriage.

The steering arrangement of a Clarkson-Capel Steam Wagon.

Steering Arrangement

The steering arrangement of a Clarkson-Capel Steam Wagon.

A typical steering arrangement of a Gobron-Brillie Carriage

Steering Arrangement

A typical steering arrangement of a Gobron-Brillie Carriage

Tea leaves are placed in the basket atop the oven and receive a steam bath, drying them out.

Drying Tea Leaves

Tea leaves are placed in the basket atop the oven and receive a steam bath, drying them out.

Tea leaves taken from the steam bath and laid on a mat to cool.

Tea Leaves Cooling

Tea leaves taken from the steam bath and laid on a mat to cool.

Five pounds of tea leaves are taken out of the steam bath and put in a stone furnace.

Leaves in Furnace

Five pounds of tea leaves are taken out of the steam bath and put in a stone furnace.

This illustration shows a standard Lowe water gas apparatus.

Standard Lowe Water Gas Apparatus

This illustration shows a standard Lowe water gas apparatus.

This illustration shows a vacuum boiler in which liquid to become glue is boiled by steam, as well as a man testing the liquid in the manufacturing process.

Vacuum Boiler, Testing the Liquid (Glue)

This illustration shows a vacuum boiler in which liquid to become glue is boiled by steam, as well as…

Arrangement of the electrical equipment in a modern steam-turbine generating station.

Turbine Station

Arrangement of the electrical equipment in a modern steam-turbine generating station.

Losses in a non-condensing steam plant.

Steam Plant

Losses in a non-condensing steam plant.

Cross-section of a steam engine plant with Alberger barometric condenser and cooling tower.

Steam Engine

Cross-section of a steam engine plant with Alberger barometric condenser and cooling tower.

Locomotive steam engine, with parts named.

Locomotive

Locomotive steam engine, with parts named.

"A machine for turning a roasting-spit by means of a fly-wheel or -wheels, set in motion by the current of ascending air in a chimney. a,a, the chimney, contracted in a circular form; b, strong bar placed over the fireplace, to support the jack; c, wheel with vanes radiating from its center, set in motion by the ascent of the heated air, and communicating by the pinion d and the crown-wheel e, with the pulley f, from which motion is transmitted to the spit by the chain passing over it." —Whitney, 1889

Smoke-Jack Used for Roasting Meat

"A machine for turning a roasting-spit by means of a fly-wheel or -wheels, set in motion by the current…

"A small sail hoisted against the foremast forward of the galley-funnel when a ship rides head to wind, to give the smoke of the galley an opportunity to rise, and to prevent it from being blown aft to the quarter-deck." —Whitney, 1889

Smoke Sail

"A small sail hoisted against the foremast forward of the galley-funnel when a ship rides head to wind,…