S.S. ‘Great Britain’ 1:12 cut-away model

Made:
1843 in United Kingdom
maker:
Unknown

Cut-away model, scale 1:12, of the screw engine of the S.S. ‘Great Britain’ original designed by I. K. Brunel, and two wooden components, unsigned, British, 1839-1862

Model of the screw engine of the S. S. ''Great Britain"

Model of the screw engine of the S. S. ''Great Britain"

1843
Two wooden components associated with the cut-away model of the S.S. ‘Great Britain’

Two wooden components associated with the cut-away model of the S.S. ‘Great Britain’

1843

Details

Category:
Marine Engines
Object Number:
1862-34
Materials:
aluminium, brass, glass, iron, paint and wood (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 940 mm x 1280 mm x 970 mm,
type:
model - representation
credit:
Messrs. Gibbs, Bright & Co.

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