Cornish Pumping Engine, 1840

Made:: 1840 in Perranarworthal

Model of Taylor's Pumping Engine, scale 1:12, United Mines, Gwennap (reconstructed in Science Museum, with new housing 1936)

Details

Category:: Pumping Machinery

Object Number:: 1893-266

Materials:: steel, brass, wood, paint and complete

Measurements:: overall (estimate HxWxD) Actual weight: 3500 mm x 2190 mm x 2054 mm, 580kg

type:: model, cornish engine and pumping engine

credit:: Geological Museum (Jermyn St.)

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