Engine - Babcock Wilcox and Goldie-McCullock vertical high speed compound

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Babcock Wilcox Vertical high speed compound steam engine

Babcock Wilcox Vertical high speed compound steam engine

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Engine - Babcock Wilcox and Goldie-McCullock vertical high speed compound

Description

Comes with Broomwade air compressor; from Victoria Plywood (Unrestored). Goldie-McCullock was a Canadian engineering company based in Ontario that was actively building steam engines in the 19th century. By 1922 both the Goldie and McCulloch families still held a majority of the company's assets, however this would change the following year. In 1923 the company was purchased by Babcock, Wilcox & Co.a UK Company which used it to form Babcock-Wilcox & Goldie-McCulloch Limited, the Canadian division of Babcock & Wilcox. In 1968 the name was changed to Babcox & Wilcox Canada Ltd.. The company continued to manufacture steam engines in Galt Ontario under the Babcock & Wilcox name until 1987.