1911 ANTIQUE GEORGES CARETTE HOT AIR STIRLING ENGINE WORKING TIN MODEL XTR.RARE

DESCRIPTION: Offered to you is this extremely rare, museum grade, antique 1911 Georges Carette & Co, Germany hot air Stirling engine vertical model. It is with original lithography, all original parts including ethanol burner and has been tested and works perfectly like a Swiss watch. All it takes are few drops of ethanol on the wick and it generates enough heat for it to work. It has an extra wheel for attaching belt driven accessories. Some photos are taken while in motion and video can be provided upon request. This is the rarest and most sought after of Carette’s line of Stirling engines. Carette’s hot air engines are considered to be the top of the top, most precise, small engineering masterpieces. Currently this is the only one of its type and condition being offered for sale. Take advantage of this opportunity to own an important antique that would be the centerpiece of your collection. This piece would proudly take its place in any museum or private collection. Size: 12 1/2” (32cm) – height. Base measures 6” x 4 1/2” (15cm x 12cm).

The Stirling engine was invented and patented by Robert Stirling in 1816. As well as saving fuel, the inventors were motivated to create a safer alternative to the steam engines of the time, whose boilers frequently exploded, causing many injuries and fatalities. The Stirling was safe and easy to operate. To this day it remains the most efficient design for transferring heat into mechanical energy. During the early part of the twentieth century the role of the Stirling engine as a "domestic motor" was gradually taken over by electric motors and small internal combustion engines. By the late 1930s, it was largely forgotten, only produced for toys and a few small ventilating fans. In 1996, the Swedish navy commissioned three Gotland-class submarines. On the surface, these boats are propelled by marine diesel engines. However, when submerged, they use a Stirling-driven generator to recharge batteries or provide electrical power for propulsion.
Today with the advance in materials and technologies, the Stirling age is revived once again and finds its use in Solar energy power plants. Stirling engines are at the heart of Concentrated Solar Power technology, known as CSP Dish-Stirling.

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RETURN POLICY: There is a 14 day return privilege given that item is returned in the same condition as sent and no attempts have been made to alternate its appearance. Full refunds are issued except for postal expenses.     bv6740