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An unusual valve gear:

 
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Even older tom
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PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2009 7:52 pm    Post subject: An unusual valve gear: Reply with quote
Hawkworth valve gear?  Never heard of it but it looks interesting.
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PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 12:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
John Wesley Hackworth, son of the great Timothy Hackworth. Patented a radial valve gear in 1859.

Quite a few types I've never heard of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_gear


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