Working Model of the SS Orient's Three Cylinder Compound Screw Engine.

Made:
1870-1895 in United Kingdom
maker:
Unknown
Working model, scale about 1:10 Working model, scale about 1:10 Working Model of the SS Orient's Three Cylinder Compound Screw Engine. Working model, scale about 1:10 Working model, scale about 1:10 Working model, scale about 1:10
Working model, scale about 1:10 Working model, scale about 1:10 Working Model of the SS Orient's Three Cylinder Compound Screw Engine. Working model, scale about 1:10 Working model, scale about 1:10 Working model, scale about 1:10

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Working model, scale about 1:10
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Working model, scale about 1:10
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Working model, scale about 1:10
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Working model, scale about 1:10
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Working model, scale about 1:10
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Working model, scale about 1:10, of a three cylinder compound screw engine modified from the original design for the SS 'Orient' (1879), by an unknown maker, United Kingdom, 1870-1895.

Details

Category:
Marine Engines
Object Number:
1895-55
Materials:
brass, cast iron, steel and paint
Measurements:
overall: 1080 mm x 900 mm x 650 mm,
type:
model - representation and engine -power producing equipment
credit:
Presented by Messrs. Anderson, Anderson & Co.

Parts

Stainless Steel Locking Rings and Pin

Stainless Steel Locking Rings and Pin

Two detatched stainless steel locking rings with one locking pin from the working model engine of the the SS 'Orient' (1879), by an unknown maker, United Kingdom, 1870-1895.

Measurements:
overall (locking pin): 17 mm 3 mm,
overall (per locking ring): 5 mm 15 mm, .005 kg
Materials:
complete and stainless steel
Object Number:
1895-55/1
type:
model - representation and engine -power producing equipment
Cast Iron Cover

Cast Iron Cover

Painted cast-iron case made to cover a square brass component from the working model engine of the the SS 'Orient' (1879), possibly for expelling steam, by an unknown maker, United Kingdom, 1870-1895.

Measurements:
overall: 255 mm x 140 mm x 50 mm, 15 mm, 2.8 kg
Materials:
cast iron and complete
Object Number:
1895-55/2
type:
model - representation and engine -power producing equipment
Working Model of the SS Orient's Three Cylinder Compound Screw Engine

Working Model of the SS Orient's Three Cylinder Compound Screw Engine

Working model, scale about 1:10, of a three cylinder compound screw engine modified from the original design for the SS 'Orient' (1879), by an unknown maker, United Kingdom, 1870-1895.

Measurements:
overall: 1080 mm x 900 mm x 650 mm,
Object Number:
1895-55/3
type:
model - representation and engine -power producing equipment

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