1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1991 viewsOn display between the crate and the replica was the Tangye ‘Inverted’ Gas Engine, Built c1903, Engine No 888. Presented to Birmingham Science Museum by Tangye Ltd, Smethwick. Thought to be the only surviving example of the inverted vertical. Has typical Tangye mechanical oiler. Has been in store for several years and is now on loan for the Tangye Exhibition at the museum. Our sincere thanks to the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery for permission to take the engine to the 1000 Engine Rally.
1990 views
1988 views
During a break in filming, Geoff on right with Phil Harding from Time Team 1988 viewsTime Team came to the museum to film part of a "special" on the Holland submarine and the engines that powered them
Due to be shown spring 2013
National engine drives several pieces of equipment1987 viewsas they would have been in a typical workshop
working on the Lister1982 views
1981 views
using the giant bellows to get the coals red hot1981 views