Summary
The Museum's engine is an 8-cylinder, 4-litre unit, serial no. 12 which was taken to the United States by Richard Casey in 1922. After testing was finished, the engine was left with the Speco Division of the Kelsey-Hayes Company in Ohio where it was eventually placed on display in the company showroom. The Museum obtained the engine from Kelsey-Hayes in 1976 and it was flown back to Australia by the RAAF. It is currently on loan to the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Melbourne.
Physical Description
Specifications: Number of Cylinders: 8 Bore: 3.312 inches (84.12 mm) Stroke: 3.51 inches (89.15 mm) Capacity: 3.96 litres Power Output: 35 BHP @ 1250 r.p.m.; 60 BHP @ 3000 r.p.m.
More Information
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Collection Names
A.G.M. Michell Engineering Collection, Crankless Engines Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Speco Division, Kelsey-Hayes Co, Mar 1976
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Manufacturer
Crankless Engines Ltd, 129 Greeves Street, Fitzroy, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1923
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Inscriptions
Manufacturer's Plate: 'DESIGNED / --- AND --- / MANUFACTURED / ---- BY ---- / CRANKLESS ENGINES LTD. / MELBOURNE. VICTORIA. AUST. / MACHINE No.12 / No. OF CYL. 8 BORE 3.312 STROKE 3.51 / PATENTS / AUSTRALIA 4627/17. / GT. BRITAIN 118098 / FRANCE 490768'
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Type of item
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Dimensions
230 kg (Weight)
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References
Refer to SMV Annual Report, 1974-75, p.6.
[Article] Kendall, F.J. (John). 2001. A Listener's Reward: The Michell Crankless Engine, in Rasmussen, Carolyn. 2001. A Museum for the People: A History of Museum Victoria and its predecesors, 1854-2000. pp.181-182., 2001, pp.181-182 Pages
[Manuscript] Walker, Sydney E. Modest Man of Genius: An Account of Anthony Geroge Maldon Michell and The Crankless Engine., 1972 [updated Oct 1976]
[Book] Phillip, Stephen. 2020. What Came out of the Box: A Biography of AGM Michell.
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