Constructional model, of a ship’s stern, showing the screw steamer Novelty’s propeller arrangements

Made:
1838-1840 in United Kingdom and England
patentee:
Henry Wimshurst
Stern model, scale 1:24 Stern model, scale 1:24 Stern model, scale 1:24

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Stern model, scale 1:24
Science Museum Group Collection
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Stern model, scale 1:24
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Stern model, scale 1:24
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Constructional model, scale 1:24, of a ship’s stern, showing the screw steamer 'Novelty' (1840)’s propeller arrangements, patented by Henry Wimshurst in 1838, unsigned, England, 1838-1840

Details

Category:
Marine Engines
Object Number:
1873-2
Materials:
wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), cotton (fibre) and lead (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 340 mm x 430 mm x 300 mm,
type:
model - representation
credit:
H Wimshurst