Original marine steam engine

Made:
1788; 1854 in Scotland and Greenwich
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