1905 Allis Chalmers Corliss Steam Engine - Holland, Michigan USA - Preserved Machines on Public Display on Waymarking.com

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This 1905 steam engine powered factories in Holland, Mich., for more than half a century (with a four-year break during the Great Depression). It now sits as a monument to the city's industrial heritage. Parked in the middle of a well-tended flower bed sits an antique Allis-Chalmers steam engine -- just like the one that was showcased at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. That's where some Holland businessmen saw it and bought one for their city's Bush & Lane piano factory. Steam power drove the piano plant for almost a quarter century, until the music stopped abruptly in 1929.

The steam engine sat idle until 1933. Then, the New Deal put Americans, and the old Allis-Chalmers, back to work. This time, the 350-horsepower steamer was harnessed to the belts and pulleys of the Baker Furniture Co. It ran two shifts a day for an additional 26 years, before it was finally retired in 1959.
A few years ago, some civic volunteers cleaned the rust off that old Allis-Chalmers engine, gave it a fresh coat of paint and propped it by the side of the road, as a symbol of their city's industrial heritage.

The plaque states:

1905 

Allis Chalmers 

Corliss

Steam Engine 

Bush & Lane Piano Co 

1905 - 1929 

Baker Furniture Co 

1933 - 1959 

In Recognition of 

Holland’s Industrial Heritage 

Installed on concrete pedestal in 2003
Located at the Intersection of South Waverly and 32nd Street

NPR reference

Holland MVP reference

Deviantart reference

Type of Machine: Steam engine Year the machine was built: 1905 Year the machine was put on display: 2003 Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed

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