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Artifact

National Rig

Description

  • Engine and mechanical equipment inside a National rig in South America
  • The equipment is used to run the drawworks of the rig. 
  • The engine weighed 10 tonnes and had no starter. 
  • In order to start up the engine, oil was poured into the four fuel petcocks (light-coloured tubes). A worker would wrap a rope around the large wheel and attach one end to the back of a nearby car. The car would take off, pulling the rope and spinning the wheel which would fire up the engine. 

Background Information

  • Part of a photographic collection belonging to George Rawlings who drilled for oil in Africa and South America from 1910 to 1932. 

Date

Prior to 1932

Dimensions

inches
Length:
6.8
Height:
5.0

Events, Places, People

  • George Rawlings
  • South America

Originating Location

South America

Subject

  • Engine inside a National Rig, with a large bull wheel on the left, and pipes running off to the right.

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