Model of a graving dock

Made:
United Kingdom
patentee:
Edwin Clark

Model, scale 1:120, of a hydraulic lift dock c.1880 constructed on the principles patented by Edwin Clark in 1857, similar to the S.S. 'Peshwur' (1887)

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1966-42
Materials:
wood (unidentified), metal (unknown) and paint (textured)
Measurements:
overall: 280 mm x 1132 mm x 460 mm,
type:
dry dock
credit:
University of Liverpool (Dept of Mechanical Engineering).