Filter for boiler feed water. With label.

Made:
1893 in London
maker:
Maudslay, Sons and Field Limited

Filter for boiler feed water by Maudslay, Sons & Field, London, 1893. With label.

This is a filter for removing grease from condenser water before feeding it back into the boiler.

Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
1909-109
Materials:
steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and textile
type:
filter
credit:
Victoria & Albert Museum, Works Division

Parts

Filter for boiler feed water

Filter for boiler feed water

Filter for boiler feed water coming from condenser for 1 1/2" diam. pipe by Maudslay Sons and Field Ltd. 1893. S.757. Sectioned in Museum.

Measurements:
overall: 320 mm x 350 mm x 360 mm,
Object Number:
1909-109/1
type:
filter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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