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Babcock & Wilcox 'High Head' Boiler, 1955
- Made:
- 1955 in United Kingdom
- maker:
- Babcock and Wilcox Limited
![Sectioned model of a Babcock High-Head Boiler](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/27/961/small_thumbnail_1955_0016__0002_.jpg)
![Sectioned model of a Babcock High-Head Boiler](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/27/960/small_thumbnail_1955_0016__0001_.jpg)
Sectioned model of a Babcock High-Head Boiler, for pulverised fuel firing, scale 1:12, with glazed case, and 12 strip-lights. This type of boiler was widely used during the 1950s for power stations and large industrial plants.
Details
- Category:
- Motive Power
- Object Number:
- 1955-16
- Measurements:
-
overall: 2220 mm x 1050 mm x 1245 mm, ,
overall (inc plinth base): 2030 x 960 x 1068 mm
overall weight: x x , , 330kg
- type:
- models and steam boilers
- credit:
- Babcock Energy Limited