Farcot Frères & Cie: Farcot et Fils, of France.
Farcot Frères & Cie were founded in 1823 on Rue Neuve Sainte Geneviève in Paris by Marie Joseph Denis Farcot (November 16, 1798 - August 30, 1875) who previously worked at Périer in Chaillot.
1849 Construction of a new factory in Saint-Ouen (Seine) and relocation from Paris.
1862 Award at the World Exhibition in London for steam engines, boilers, etc.
Farcot died in St. Ouen 30 Aug 1875.
1887 Description and drawings of large centrifugal pumps driven by Corliss engines, installed at Khatatbeh, Egypt, for irrigation [1]
1890 Illustrated description of Corliss-type engine constructed by Joseph Farcot of Saint-Ouen, exhibited at the Paris Exhibition. It had a single-cylinder 39.4 in. of diameter with 5 ft. 10.8 in. stroke. The semi-rotary valves were located in the end covers, giving minimal clearance space. The 21 ton, 10m diameter flywheel was of unusual construction. The rim, which was of light section, was of cast iron, and was cast in a single piece, afterwards divided into four parts. This rim was connected to the boss by sixteen arms disposed in two sets of eight each. The two sets of arms were connected by light diagonal bracing. The arms were of wrought iron and of tapered elliptical section, each being composed of two plates riveted together. The plates forming the arms were each stamped to shape at one stroke by a hydraulic press. [2]
1890 Illustrated description of triple expansion machine engine shown at the Paris Exhibition [3]
1891 Description of horizontal pumping engine for the Paris waterworks, St. Maur, installed c.1878 [4]
In 1916, the site was bought by Bouhey-Somua, for the installation of a test workshop for internal combustion engines. In 1924, Citroën became the owner of the site. Illustrated description of former Farcot works here.
Illustrations here of two disused 150 HP Farcot horizontal steam engines at a a factory in Yvelines.[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Engineering 1887/01/28
- ↑ Engineering 1890/01/03
- ↑ Engineering 1890/03/07
- ↑ [1] 'The Steam Engine : A Treatise on Steam Engines and Boilers' by Daniel Kinnear Clark. Vol 2, pp.332
- ↑ [2] Marc André Dubout website - Machines à vapeur fixes Farcot
- [3] Albert Gieseler's website - Farcot Frères & Cie