Model of steam boiler for the vessels of The Indian Rivers Steam Navigation

Model of steam boiler for the vessels of The Indian Rivers Steam Navigation

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Working model, scale 1:8, of the multitubular steam boiler patented by G.J. Scott and used in the vessels of The Indian Rivers Steam Navigation Flotilla Co., shown in structure of a vessel, by Schaeffer and Budenberg Limited, c.1877

Details

Category:
Marine Engines
Object Number:
1883-41
Materials:
white metal (unknown), wood (unidentified), aluminium (metal) and paint
Measurements:
overall: 500 mm x 455 mm x 550 mm, 13.455kg
type:
model - representation and steam boiler
credit:
G F Scott

Parts

Tube for model boiler

Tube for model boiler

White metal tube, probably the funnel for the model of Scott's steam boiler, by Schaeffer and Budenberg Ltd., c.1877

Measurements:
overall: 280 mm 53 mm, .265kg
Materials:
white metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1883-41/1
type:
model - representation and steam boiler