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Multiple Hydrostatic Lubricator Model
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Multiple Hydrostatic Lubricator Model

Gates, John · 1873 · brass (overall material)

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This is an automatic lubricator that delivers lubricating oil into the steam being supplied to a steam engine at any desired rate. It employs the pressure due to a column of water plus the pressure of the steam in the main to force the oil into the main against the steam pressure.

National Museum of American History’s own description
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Patentspatent model, lubricatorlubricator, modelModels
Credit lineMultiple Hydrostatic Lubricator Model. 1873. Gates, John. National Museum of American History. CC0.
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