Whole model of P.S. 'Comet'

Made:: 1895-1900 in Scotland

maker:: Thomas Rennie

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Model, scale 1:24, of the P.S. 'Comet' (1812), the first steamboat to run commercially in Europe, original designed by Henry Bell, by Thomas Rennie, Scotland, 1895-1900

Details

Category:: Marine Engines

Object Number:: 1900-67

Materials:: wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), cotton (fibre) and paint

Measurements:: overall: 355 mm x 660 mm x 190 mm, 2.545kg

type:: model - representation

credit:: McLean Museum

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