Table engine model

Made:
1807; 1815
patentee:
Henry Maudslay
maker:
Maudslay and Company
Table engine: patent granted to Henry Maudslay in 1807; this

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Table engine: patent granted to Henry Maudslay in 1807; this
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Table engine model, scale approx. 1:2, patented by Henry Maudslay, England, 1807 and made by Maudslay and Company, Lambeth, Surrey, England, 1815

The original form of this engine was patented by London engineer Henry Maudslay in 1807. Many engines of this compact design were made; until Maudslay's Lambeth Works were closed in 1900, two of them were regularly engaged there in driving some of the machinery.

Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
1900-23
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), cast iron, wrought iron, steel (metal), mahogany (wood) and paint
Measurements:
overall (on pedestal): Height = 1665 mm x Width = 610 mm x Depth = 470 mm, Weight = 138 kg
flywheel diameter: 835 mm
flywheel height: 863.6 mm
overall weight:
type:
model - representation and steam engine - engine
credit:
Maudslay Collection; Maudslay Sons and Field

Parts

Table engine model

Table engine model

Table engine model, scale approx. 1:2, patented by Henry Maudslay, England, 1807 and made by Maudslay and Company, Lambeth, Surrey, England, 1815

Measurements:
overall (on pedestal): Height = 1665 mm x Width = 610 mm x Depth = 470 mm, Weight = 138 kg
flywheel diameter: 835 mm
flywheel height: 863.6 mm
overall weight:
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , cast iron , wrought iron , steel (metal) , mahogany (wood) and paint
Object Number:
1900-23/1
type:
model - representation and steam engine - engine
Flywheel from table engine model

Flywheel from table engine model

Flywheel

Object Number:
1900-23/2
type:
flywheel
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pipe from table engine model

Pipe from table engine model

Pipe, painted black

Object Number:
1900-23/3
type:
pipe
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pipe from table engine model

Pipe from table engine model

Brass pipe

Object Number:
1900-23/4
type:
pipe
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Box-heater loop trial piece

Box-heater loop trial piece

Box-heater loop trial piece

Object Number:
1900-23/5
type:
box-heater loop
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Box-heater loop trial piece

Box-heater loop trial piece

Box-heater loop trial piece

Object Number:
1900-23/6
type:
box-heater loop
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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