Stationary Boiler info needed

I checked your location and you are in the heart of the clay industry.  If they used the boiler for power generation, I would guess the steam turned a turbine to run a generator. Have any idea of the fuel used ?? I have some books on boilers and power generation and most were horizontal like  a steam engine.  Did you "Google" anything ??   Any local historical group or library ??

The reports I have from the locals don't mention anything about electricity on site, but its anyone's guess. There are no gas in the area, so I would suppose the boiler was wood/charcoal fired. In the powerhouse I found what appears to be babbitt poured bearings on some cast iron, which would lead me to believe they had a line shaft. They had to have a steam engine to operate a pug mill and press.

I have googled my head off-

Here you go - with dimensions - This is newer however, 1921.

Lots more where that came from. Sorry for not cleaning up the scans

PLCPROF

Those are great! Where would the chimney be located on boilers like this?

Can you tell me the name of the book? I would like to see if it is available on google books, so I can download the pages I need without hounding you for scans...

It is from volume six of the Audel's Engineer's and Mechanic's Guide, 1921. Here is a complete set on the auction site -  111895110569. It is a very good compendium on technology and engineering practice of the era. Definitely not written in a politically correct style, however.....

Kewanee was an old boiler manufacturer that was around back then. They made stationary steam boilers. If you google 'Kewanee Boilers 1919' (or whatever year you want) then look at the images found you will see some actual pictures of old stationary boilers.

Google books has guide book 3 online, but only 3 unfortunately. I'd love to get a better scan of two pages, like 2540 & 2541 for my records. I have a large research folder for this project... TIA

I'll scan those in the next day or so, need to use a different scanner.

FYI, crow river modelworks sells an industrial stationary boiler. It's not exactly what you want but may get the job done.

A big thank you goes out to Russ on this forum- He emailed me a file of a stationary boiler for 3d printing. I emailed this file to our High School, who in turn printed it for me. I painted her up, and it turned out perfect for our application. I will be rebuilding the powerhouse without the roof so the interior can be easily seen. 

First coat of black & grey...need some touch up, but still very happy with it.

That's a great reference. I'm building a 19th Century boiler house with 20th Century equipment since I couldn't get any good pictures of older stuff. My distillery is an anachronism anyway since I'm using the original 1870 building with a modern material handling system outside. Since I already went out of character on that part, including more modern gas-fired boilers will be acceptable (to me).

Now you've opened a modellers can of worms.  Along with the stationary boiler goes a number of necessities that assist the boiler's operation.  a)  A source of fresh water.  b) a chimney.  c) a source of fuel.  d) a generator and/or steam engine.

I added this boiler room and engine house to my simple 2 stall roundhouse.  A chimney and boiler were the first things to be built.   Lines and pipes were added to handle steam, water and exhaust.  When i return to this project, the next fabrication will be a steam engine, generator and belt driven machine power system.  Little details like electrical conduit, gauges, switches and such will add interest. Some sort of coal bin will need to be devised.   A small water tower on the power plant roof will complete the assembly.

Bruce

And them we put a building around it and you can't see any of the beautiful work. In my case, the building is going to have big windows so it would be visible inside. It's not for others that we build all this stuff, it just for us. We know it's all in there...

I have a 1908 engineering book about 2" thick on boilers of all kinds. Some were horizontal, some vertical and some were encased in brick which would be easier to model but not as cool looking.  Some industries parked an old steam engine outside and piped the steam in plus others would use a steam traction engine so the opportunities are endless.  Have fun. Be sure, whatever you come up with  there is or was a prototype somewhere.