Comments on: Steam Engine Made of Pipestone (Jan, 1931)

By: DC Rambow

DC Rambow — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:58:43 +0000

Wow I never thought i’d see this piece anywhere again! This item was later donated to the Pipestone County Museum in Pipestone, MN. The medal pictured is a Bronze award from the Columbian Expo in 1893. To the best of my knowledge it is still on display there yet today (2008).

By: mike brisendine

mike brisendine — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:07:38 +0000

Nowhere in the article do they say if the engine ever worked. I wonder what weight of oil you would need for stone valves? It really is neat someone made this with whatever tools they had on hand.

By: jayessell

jayessell — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:51:48 +0000

Future archeologists will find this and attribute it to the Sioux.

By: Blurgle

Blurgle — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:23:55 +0000

Now *this* is steampunk.