The ‘Eclipse’ on Wheels, this portable steam engine
circa 1878
Described as “The ‘Eclipse’ on Wheels, this portable steam engine was produced by Frick & Co. of Waynesboro, PA. It is described as “especially adapted for threshing grain, sawing wood and lumber, ginning cotton, and whenever it is necessary to move from place to place.” The image comes from a circa 1878 Frick & Co. catalog. This catalog, and other similar catalogs, can be found in the Hunter-Wills Family Papers, collection number 237.