Leavitt Pumping Engine

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Perspective depiction of the steam pumping engine designed by E. D. Leavitt Jr.

The Leavitt pumping engine.

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Science & Technology
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Mugar Memorial Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics, vol. 2
Author:: Benjamin, Park (editor)
Publisher:: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1880
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Perspective depiction of the steam pumping engine designed by E. D. Leavitt Jr., which was used to supply the waterworks of Lawrence, Mass., with some cutaway areas revealing the lower parts of the engine.

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{{cite web | title=Leavitt Pumping Engine | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/leavitt-pumping-engine/ | author=Unknown | year=1880 | access-date=December 5, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}