Original marine steam engine
- maker:
- William Symington and John Penn and Son
Symington's original experimental marine steam engine with two vertical cylinders (1788), designed by William Symington for Patrick Miller and tested at Miller's Dalswinton estate, later re-erected by John Penn and Sons in 1854 after having been acquired for the Museum
Details
- Category:
- Marine Engines
- Object Number:
- 1857-52/1
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, lead (metal) and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1855 mm x 2510 mm x 600 mm,
- type:
- steam engine - engine
- credit:
- Bennet Woodcroft Bequest
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