Cornish Pumping Engine Model built by Harvey & Co
- PART OF:
- Cornish Pumping Engine, 1862
- maker:
- Harvey and Company Limited
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Cornish Pumping Engine built by Harvey & Co of Hayle, Cornwall, for display at the International Exhibition of 1862
This superbly constructed engine - it might be termed a model, but it is in reality simply a small version of what was ordinarily a much larger machine - was built by one of the foremost British engine-builders, Harvey & Co of Hayle. Harvey's acquired a formidable reputation providing engines to pump water in Cornish mines, for water supply, and drainage purposes, around the world, which made the company well known and attractive to many engineers eager to make their name.
Details
- Category:
- Pumping Machinery
- Object Number:
- 1862-26/1
- Materials:
- complete, cast iron, wrought iron, brass (copper, zinc alloy), paint and glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 2350 mm x 1900 mm x 900 mm,
overall (with beam level): 2220 x 1805 x 850 mm
- type:
- model, cornish engine, pumping engine and steam engine
- credit:
- Harvey and Company Limited
