Coolspring Spotlight Circa-1896 3 hp Warren No. 1

By Staff
Published on September 11, 2018
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The rare and the beautiful from the Coolspring Power Museum.
The rare and the beautiful from the Coolspring Power Museum.
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Mike Fuoco’s Circa-1896 3 hp Warren No. 1.
Mike Fuoco’s Circa-1896 3 hp Warren No. 1.
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Various views of the Warren showing the hot tube ignition and mechanical intake and exhaust valve operation.
Various views of the Warren showing the hot tube ignition and mechanical intake and exhaust valve operation.
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Various views of the Warren showing the hot tube ignition and mechanical intake and exhaust valve operation.
Various views of the Warren showing the hot tube ignition and mechanical intake and exhaust valve operation.
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Various views of the Warren showing the hot tube ignition and mechanical intake and exhaust valve operation.
Various views of the Warren showing the hot tube ignition and mechanical intake and exhaust valve operation.

Circa- 1896 3 hp Warren No. 1

Manufacturer: Struthers-Wells & Co., Warren, PA
Year: 1896
Serial No.: 20
Horsepower: 3
Bore: 5in
Stroke: 7in
Owner: Mike Fuoco


One of only two known extant, this very unusual inverted-vertical engine was purchased new by E.B. Sage to power a small shop for his farm and oil lease. The engine – through use of a line shaft – operated a pipe threader, grinding wheel and forge blower. The shop was located a few miles east of Bradford, Pennsylvania.

The engine was brought to the Coolspring Power Museum in 1993.


Learn about this engine and 38 others in Coolspring: Discovering America’s Finest Antique Engine Museum, Vol. 2.

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