But he said he'd show me the Corliss engine!
Right after we look at the Corliss engine?
At the center of the hall is something very large called the Corliss engine.
The variable cut off was responsible for a major portion of the efficiency increase of the Corliss engine.
The dramatic fuel efficiency of the Corliss engine was a major selling point to manufacturers, particularly during the early years.
After 1870, numerous other companies began to manufacture Corliss engines.
All of the plant's machines were driven by belts connected to the Corliss engine.
In this engine, the wrist plate was moved to the center of the cylinder side, as on later Corliss engines.
By 1859, all of the key features of what we now know as the Corliss engine were in place.
In general, these machines were referred to as Corliss engines regardless of who made them.