This image is released under a Single-Cylinder Drop Valve Engine, c1900.
Model Robey 450 H.P. type "E" horizontal drop valve steam engine made by D.W. Gale of Lincoln
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The drop-valve steam engine was one of the most efficient reciprocating engine designs. Developed in England, Robey of Lincoln became one of its principal makers. This model represents a full-size engine built by Robey, and was made by one of Robey’s workshop foremen
- Materials:
- steel (metal) , cast iron , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , gunmetal , paint and wood (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- 1976-7 Pt1
- type:
- models and drop valve steam engines
