Miniature working model of marine-type steam engine
- maker:
- W J M Ewing
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Miniature working model of a 3-cylinder, double-acting, marine-type steam engine with reversing gear. Model is less than half-inch in length, powered by air from rubber bulb, in miniature ivory case, by W.J.M. Ewing, Mombasa, Coast, Kenya, 1936
Details
- Category:
- Marine Engines
- Object Number:
- 1972-4
- Materials:
- ivory, brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal) and rubber (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
ivory case (estimated): 35 mm x 50 mm x 30 mm,
perspex case: 300 mm x 230 mm x 215 mm, 4.19kg
- type:
- steam engine - engine and model - representation
- credit:
- Ewing, W.J.M.
