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Commercial
October 21, 1857
The Hillsborough Recorder
Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Wm. St. Martin of Baton Rouge invents a simple steam engine, including boiler, for about $50. It applies power directly with minimal friction and was demonstrated pumping water 20 feet. He has applied for a patent, with prospects for commercial success.
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The Greatest Steam Invention Yet.
The Baton Rouge Gazette, under the above heading, has the following:
Wm. St. Martin, of this city, has invented an engine which can be constructed, boiler and all, for about $50. The machine is so simple that we may with propriety say it is merely an escape pipe, taking up no more room. The steam is admitted in the centre of a drum or cylinder, in which the shaft works, from this power is applied directly, without further friction. The other day we saw the perfected model of the engine pumping water about 20 feet and throwing it into a reservoir at the brewery. This is the apparatus wanted for getting in a cheap manner one or two horse power to drive small machinery. Mr. St. Martin has made application for letters patent, and when he gets them we think he has a fair prospect ahead to realize something from the result of his genius.
The Baton Rouge Gazette, under the above heading, has the following:
Wm. St. Martin, of this city, has invented an engine which can be constructed, boiler and all, for about $50. The machine is so simple that we may with propriety say it is merely an escape pipe, taking up no more room. The steam is admitted in the centre of a drum or cylinder, in which the shaft works, from this power is applied directly, without further friction. The other day we saw the perfected model of the engine pumping water about 20 feet and throwing it into a reservoir at the brewery. This is the apparatus wanted for getting in a cheap manner one or two horse power to drive small machinery. Mr. St. Martin has made application for letters patent, and when he gets them we think he has a fair prospect ahead to realize something from the result of his genius.
What sub-type of article is it?
Manufacturing
What keywords are associated?
Steam Engine
Invention
Patent Application
Cheap Machinery
Water Pumping
What entities or persons were involved?
Wm. St. Martin
Where did it happen?
Baton Rouge
Commercial Details
Location
Baton Rouge
Key Figures
Wm. St. Martin
Notable Details
- engine constructed for about $50
- simple escape pipe design
- pumps water about 20 feet
- application for letters patent