Model of stern of vessel fitted with adjustable pitch screw propeller

Made:: 1844-1857 in Greater Manchester

maker:: William Muir & Co.

Model, scale 1:8, of a stern of vessel fitted with adjustable pitch screw propeller with loose driving handle, c.1844, patented by Bennet Woodcroft, made by William Muir, Manchester, 1844-1857

Details

Category:: Marine Engines

Object Number:: 1857-58

Materials:: bronze (copper, tin alloy), wood (unidentified) and paint

Measurements:: overall: 420 mm x 360 mm x 245 mm, 7.555kg

type:: model - representation

credit:: Bennet Woodcroft Bequest

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Blades from model of stern of vessel fitted with adjustable pitch screw propeller

Additional blade for model, scale 1:8, of a stern of vessel fitted with adjustable pitch screw propeller with loose driving handle, c.1844, patented by Bennet Woodcroft, made by William Muir, Manchester, 1844-1857