Murray's Hypocycloidal Engine
| Murray's Hypocycloidal Engine | |
|---|---|
The engine at Thinktank | |
| Origins | |
| Type | Hypocycloidal |
| Designer | Matthew Murray |
| Maker | Fenton, Murray and Wood |
| Date | 1805 |
| Country of origin | England |
| Former operator |
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| Measurements | |
| Cylinders | 1 |
| Preservation | |
| Collection | Birmingham Museums Trust |
| Location | Thinktank, Digbeth, Birmingham, England |
| Accession no. | 1961S01437.00001 |
Murray's Hypocycloidal Engine, now in Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, England, was made around 1805 and is the world's third-oldest working steam engine and the oldest working engine with a Tusi couple hypocycloidal straight line mechanism.