Sturtevant Steam Engines

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Steam Engines - Vertical & Horizontal

Seeing a lucrative market develop for equipment to drive their fans, in the 1870s they introduced their first steam engines. Over the years, Sturtevant engines were used to drive fans, blowers and electric generators. Only the 20th century designs had letter model names.

Technological obsolescence ended that product line in the early 1930s.

WW2 briefly brought back the vertical engines. The scarcity of skilled Navy mechanics required the use of relatively simple steam engines. The foundry patterns that were still in storage went back into production and hundreds of Sturtevant engines were built for the famous Liberty ships.

Select individual products in the below table to view details and an image of that specific product. Red blocks indicate an enlargeable image is available. Production dates are sometimes just a best guess.

Model	Production Date
VS-7/8, large vertical	1900s - 1930s, WW2
VC-6, two cylinder, vertical compound	1900s - 1910s
VS-5, vertical	1900s - 1910s
VS-3, vertical	1900s - 1930s
VS-2, vertical	1900s - 1910s
VS-1, vertical	1900s - 1930s
VD-1, two cylinder vertical double	1900s - 1930s
HS-1/2, horizontal side-crank	1900s - 1930s
HC-1, horizontal center-crank	1900s - 1930s
Single Valve Upright	1890s - 1900s
Single Valve Upright (small)	1890s - 1900s