Model of two-bladed screw propeller

Made:
1854 in United Kingdom
patentee:
Henry Walduck
maker:
Unknown

Brass model of Walduck's patent screw propeller with terraced blade, unsigned, 1854-1857

Details

Category:
Marine Engines
Object Number:
1857-77
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) and steel (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 120 mm x 333 mm x 110 mm, 4.14kg
type:
model - representation and propeller
credit:
H Walduck

Parts

Model propeller

Model propeller

Brass model of Walduck's patent screw propeller with terraced blade, unsigned, 1854-1857

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1857-77/1
type:
model
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Base for model propeller

Base for model propeller

Wooden stand for brass model of Walduck's patent screw propeller, 1854-1857

Materials:
wood
Object Number:
1857-77/2
type:
stand - support furniture
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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