Stirling heat engine fan

Name/Title

Stirling heat engine fan

Entry/Object ID

8607

Description

Lake Breeze Motor “Wonder Fan”, heat-powered Stirling-cycle cooling fan, manufactured by Lake Breeze Motor Co., Chicago, USA, c.1915–1921. Four-bladed cast-iron fan powered by a small alcohol burner and hot-air/Stirling engine. Imported into Australia by Addison Parker, 34 Clarence Street, Sydney, from 1916. Instruction plate specifies grain or denatured alcohol.

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