Engine
Ruston and Hornsby Ltd.
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
1933
Materials
metal
Collection
Killerton, Devon
NT 922551
Summary
A historic system comprising of a Ruston and Hornsby diesel engine.
Provenance
Acland, installed by Sir Francis Acland when Killerton had a working saw mill.Part of the original fittings of the estate when the estate was given to the NationalTrust in 1944. Plaque on engine states it was installed for Sir Francis Dyke acland in 1933 by John Flew.
Makers and roles
Ruston and Hornsby Ltd., manufacturer