Model of three decker's stern, with a retractable auxilliary screw propeller
- patentee:
- Henry Wimshurst
Model, scale 1:48, of the stern of a three-decker vessel fitted with a retractable auxilliary screw propeller, patented by H. Wimshurst between 1840 and 1859, stern decorated to resemble the S.S. 'Novelty', unsigned, England, 1840-1902
Details
- Category:
- Marine Engines
- Object Number:
- 1902-39
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and paint
- Measurements:
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overall: 340 mm x 270 mm x 290 mm, 4.93kg
- type:
- model - representation and stern
- credit:
- J Wimshurst
