Model of marine type turbine double reduction gears with Michell thrust bearing
- Made:
- 1919-1922 in West Drayton and United Kingdom
- maker:
- Power Plant Company
Hand-cranked model, scale 1:12, of the marine type turbine double reduction gears, reducing from 3000 to 70 RPM, with Michell thrust bearing, as fitted to the SS ' America' (c.1919), by the Power Plant Company Ltd., West Drayton, Middlesex, England, 1919-1922
Details
- Category:
- Marine Engines
- Object Number:
- 1922-96
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), paint, wood (unidentified) and complete
- Measurements:
-
overall: 240 mm x 390 mm x 450 mm,
- type:
- model - representation, rudder and turbine
- credit:
- Power Plant Company
