" Vilter-Corliss Engines "

from

~ The Vilter Manufacturing Company ~
History through Old Advertisements
1896 to 1922

Now
Vilter Manufacturing Corporation

( NOTE - This is not an official page from the above corporation )

Credit for all of the advertisements below - go to The UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN.
To access or cite this fine collection from the University - go to ( HTTP://DIGITAL.LIBRARY.WISC.EDU/1711.DL/UW )

Most of these adverts came from " The Wisconsin Engineer "
Others adverts came from " The Badger " another University internal publication.
( The Wisconsin Engineer was Founded in 1896 and was published by The Wisconsin Engineering Journal Association )
In 1922 it could be purchased for 25c A Copy - or $1.50 A Year
and was published monthly from October to May.

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Above
This first advertisement was published in 1896. ( The Wisconsin engineer )

Above
This advertisement was published in 1903.

Above
This advertisement (1904) is a very good example of the Vilter Cross Compound Engine
powering a generator (right hand side of flywheel)

The two below were also published in 1904.

An interesting Vilter Tandem Compound Corliss Engine.

This advertisement was published in 1909

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This one from 1913.

And a few years later this one being published in 1917.

And a final below being published in 1922.
Which could in fact have been one of the last ones for that era.

This particular advert was chosen due to it being the longest running advert
in both the " The Wisconsin Engineer " and " The Badger " having well over a ten year span of advertising.

And Below

A Vilter Corliss Engine built in the early 1900's.
This early Vilter engine can be found at :-

the Vista California Antique Gas & Steam Museum.
2040 North Santa Fe Avenue @ Museum Way 92083.
Located between Long Beach and San Diego.

Permission has been granted for the use of this Excellent photo - taken by Tammi.
If you are interested in Trains, Engines, and Lots, Lots more - Take a look at
Tammi's Ecclectic Diversity Site

With the advent of the Gasoline engine which was around by this time - the end of the Steam Powered Plants came to an end.
The Vilter Manufacturing Corporation is still around today - very much alive and well - with a History of some 138 Years.

Other Companies such as the FILER & STOWELL Manufacturing Company & the ALLIS-CHALMERS Manufacturing Company
both based in Wisconsin were now looking in other markets for continued business.