3/9/2024 0 Comments Cool steam icon![]() The Coolspring Power Museum collection documents the early history of the internal combustion revolution. While the early stationary gas engines were more expensive than the equivalent steam engines, they did not require a boiler and were cheaper to operate. One has only to imagine a coal-fired, steam-powered, airplane to realize how important internal combustion was to the industrialized world. Internal combustion engines revolutionized the world around the turn of the 20th century in much the same way that steam engines did a century before. Over 250 stationary engines are housed in 20 display buildings. Founded in 1985, the museum collection presents an illuminating history of the evolution of internal combustion engine technology that put an end to the steam powered era. All are among the permanent exhibits at the Coolspring Power Museum in Coolspring, Pennsylvania. ![]() Stationary gas hit and miss engines, throttle governed engines, flame ignition engines, hot tube ignition engines, and hot air engines ranging in size from a fractional HP up to 600 HP. This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them. ![]()
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