Model of double-cylinder paddle-wheel engines

Made:
1844-1858 in London
maker:
Maudslay, Sons and Field Limited

Working model, scale 1:24, of one of the double-cylinder paddle wheel engines from the H.M.S. "Retribution" (1841), shown with sectioned paddle wheel, as patented by Maudslay Sons and Field's.

Details

Category:
Marine Engines
Object Number:
1858-27
Materials:
mahogany (wood), steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal (unknown) and paint
Measurements:
overall: 440 mm x 500 mm x 360 mm,
type:
model - representation and engine -power producing equipment
credit:
Maudslay, Sons and Field Limited

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