Model demonstrating hydraulic steering gear
- Made:
- 1877-1880 in Kensington and United Kingdom
- patentee:
- Alphonse Lafargue and Claude Martin
Model, approximate scale 1:24, demonstrating hydraulic steering gear on ship frame, patented by Alphonse Lafarque and Claude Martin in 1877, unsigned, British, 1877-1880
Details
- Category:
- Marine Engines
- Object Number:
- 1907-36
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood), wood (unidentified) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 355 mm x 500 mm x 225 mm, 2.975kg
- type:
- model - representation and rudder
- credit:
- Ussher, E.
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