Hugon Gas Engine Manufactory, F. B. Vallance - History

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Hugon Gas Engine Manufactory, F. B. Vallance
Greenwich, England, U.K.
Manufacturer Class: Steam and Gas Engines

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Last Modified: Sep 23 2018 6:01PM by Jeff_Joslin
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In 1868 F. B. Vallance was operating the Hugon Gas Engine Manufactory on Bridge Street in Greenwich. The Hugon engine was one of the very earliest gas engines. It used flame (rather than spark) ignition and injected water into the cylinder to control temperature

From 1869-09-17 English Mechanic and Mirror of Science

Information Sources

Wikipedia biography of Pierre Hugon, inventor of the Hugon gas engine.
The Science Museum in London possesses the only known surviving Hugon engine, which was manufactured by F. B. Vallance.
The 1894 book The Gas Engine, by Sir Dugald Clerk, has a good explanation and critique of the Hugon engine.