Vertical Compound Steam Engine with Hackworth's Valve Gear, 1898

Made:: 1898 in England

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model of inverted compound steam engine fitted with Hackworth's valve gear, scale 1:6, original made by the Brush Co for the City Road Substation of the County of London Electric Supply Co.

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Category:: Motive Power

Object Number:: 1898-47

Materials:: brass, complete, copper, paint, steel and wood

Measurements:: overall (approx inc pipework): 628 x 428 x 520 mm
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type:: models

credit:: Coates, C.J. and T.

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