Vertical Steam Engine, 1891

Made:: 1891 in Gainsborough

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14 hp vertical, single-cylinder, Marshall Steam Engine (made by Messrs. Marshall of Gainsborough, for Imperial Institute in 1891 and transferred to Kew Gardens in 1903)

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Category:: Motive Power

Object Number:: 1932-587

Materials:: blued steel, brass, complete, glass, paint and steel

Measurements:: overall (estimate): 1770 x 1255 x 1065 mm

type:: steam engines

credit:: H.M. Office of Works

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Vertical Steam Engine, 1891

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