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Tag: Rossdale 1902 - 1930
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John Ingliss Corliss Steam Engine



Work on our Corliss stationary engine built by the John Inglis Company (yes, the same one that manufactured washers & dryers in Guelph Ontario) after five years of dedicated effort is drawing to a close.Note that "Corliss" defines the valve action, ...

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Categories: Steam Engines News

ASEA Generator Nameplate



This nameplate is on the 1927 ASEA 2300 volt, 150kVA generator in our collection. ASEA (ah-say-ah) was an acronym for Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (General Swedish Electrical Limited Company in English) and was founded in 1883 to manufacture ...

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Categories: Nameplates Collection

Belliss and Morcom Steam Engine

1903



The Belliss and Morcom Steam Engine represents several steam engines used in the 1903 generating station.A steam engine is an external combustion heat engine that makes use of the heat energy that exists in steam and converting it to mechanical energy.Steam ...

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Slate Electrical Panel

1902 - 1930



The panel pictured on the left is from one of the Direct Current (DC) motor generators installed at Rossdale Power Plant before 1915. The material chosen for these panels needed to be not only durable, but also an excellant electrical insulator. Remarkably, ...

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Categories: Rectifiers Collection

Date stone

Circa 1908



This date stone is the only surviving remnant of the 1908 addition to the original Rossdale Power Plant. The building was demolished in 1931 to make way for a more modern structure. In the upper right corner of the picture below, dated July 2, 1941, you ...

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Edmonton Power Historical Foundation

Location: 

We are located on the grounds of the Leduc West Antique Museum. Travel 5 km west of Leduc on Highway 39. Go north on Range Road 260 (Cohne Dale Road) for about 800 metres and the museum will be on your right. If you're coming from the west, Cohne Dale Road is 5km east of Highway 60.

Hours of operation 2025

This year, in partnership with the Edmonton & District Historical Society, and their Historic Festival & Doors Open event (https://historicedmonton.ca/events/historic-festival/historic-festival-2025 ) we will be open on Saturday, July 12 from 10 AM until 4 PM.

If, however, you are interested in a private tour, just leave a message on this website and we'll do our best to arrange a time for you to come out.
Exhibition dates remaining for 2025 are the the Annual Exposition on July 19 & 20, the Fall Harvest on September 6 & 7 and the Lesco Truck Show on September 19th and 20th. Watch this space!

 

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