Model of stern of vessel fitted with adjustable pitch screw propeller

Made:
1857 in Salford

Working model, scale 1:8, of propeller with adjustable pitch fitted in stern, patented by Bennett Woodcroft, by William Muir, Manchester, England, 1857

Details

Category:
Marine Engines
Object Number:
1857-57
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 335 mm x 365 mm x 245 mm, 7.335kg
type:
model - representation
credit:
Bennet Woodcroft Bequest