Cornish Boiler, 1840

Made:
1840 (original); 1892 (model) in England
model, scale 1:12, of Cornish Boiler, 1840 model, scale 1:12, of Cornish Boiler, 1840
model, scale 1:12, of Cornish Boiler, 1840 model, scale 1:12, of Cornish Boiler, 1840

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model, scale 1:12, of Cornish Boiler, 1840
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model, scale 1:12, of Cornish Boiler, 1840
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

model, scale 1:12, of Cornish Boiler, 1840, reconstructed from parts of model of Taylor's Pumping Engine, erected at the United Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall.

Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
1928-971
Materials:
wood, metal, paint and complete
Measurements:
overall (inc base): 352 x 1170 x 452 mm
overall weight:
type:
models, boilers and cornish boilers

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