
Model of oscillating paddle engines for Thames steamboat
- maker:
- John Penn and Son






Model, scale 1:12, of an oscillating engine for a Thames steamboat, (c.1842), with one wood and one metal paddle wheel, fitted in a vessel structure,by an unknown workman at John Penn and Sons, Greenwich, 1842-1850, in glass case (see note)
Details
- Category:
- Marine Engines
- Object Number:
- 1918-201
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), glass, cast iron, steel (metal) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
-
through glass: 330 mm x 640 mm x 250 mm,
- type:
- model - representation and paddle steamer
- credit:
- Restler, Mrs. Violet Mary; Restler, Lt. Col. J.D.K.