Credit: Courtesy the Drake Well Museum, PHMC Bureau of Historic Sites and Museums
Joseph Reid (inset) improved upon existing technologies with his single piston engine that ran on gas, and provided the power to pump oil from the ground.
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An inset portrait of Joseph Reid and a larger etching of his single piston engine.
Credit: Courtesy the Drake Well Museum, PHMC Bureau of Historic Sites and Museums
Joseph Reid (inset) improved upon existing technologies with his single piston engine that ran on gas, and provided the power to pump oil from the ground.
