Here are some images I captured in a unique venue located in Bucharest, Romania and ging by the name Technical Museum. Amongst the machines on display were a couple of very interesting engines. My particular favourites were the Stirling Engine and the Tandem Double Acting Steam Engine. I hope you enjoy them!
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Above: Here are two photographs of a somewhat rare type of engine. It is a "Stirling Engine" and this is the first full scale example that I have ever seen. They are a type of engine that holds much fascination and thus are regularly produced in miniature, but rarely are they seen in full scale. This one was manufactured in the year 1886. A real beauty!
Above: An 1888 Weise & Monski Halle, single cylinder steam engine with a flyball governor. A very tidy example.
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Above: An 1889 E. Wolff, single cylinder, 4-stroke stationary internal combustion engine and a close-up of the name plate.
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Above: A 1907 Saechs Chemnitz, tandem, double acting steam engine and a view of the valve mechanism. This is truly an impressive engine. Not only is it monstrously large but seeing a tandem steam engine is a rarity. I feel lucky to have seen this one. I'm sorry I was unable to get a better photograph of it, but it was impossible to get back far enough to get the whole thing in the frame!
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Above: A big generator! It is presumably intended to be coupled with a steam engine.
Above: "International Harvester" single cylinder, 4-stroke internal combustion engine.
Above: "Mansfeld Lepzig", single cylinder, 4-stroke combustion engine.
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Above: "Oerlikon Scweiz", single cylinder steam engine and close-up of name plate.
Above: Single cylinder, 4-stroke internal combustion engine from the rear.
Above: Single cylinder compressor. (I thought it was a steam engine before I read the information, then I noticed that it does look a little different in the valve department.
Above: Stationary, horizontal combustion engine.
Above: A nice example of a treadle lathe. I'm told that using one makes you really appreciate using a well sharpened tool. I'm glad we have electricity on the ready.
Above: Some kind of milling machine with an indexable chuck. My guess is that this machine was used for cutting gears.
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