Willans Central-valve High Speed Steam Engine 1901

Made:
1901 in Rugby
patentee:
Peter William Willans
Working model, scale 1:4, of Willan's central valve engine Working model, scale 1:4, of Willan's central valve engine

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Working model, scale 1:4, of Willan's central valve engine
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Working model, scale 1:4, of Willan's central valve engine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Working model of Willan's central valve high speed steam engine, sectioned, with Crompton dynamo, scale 1:4, Willans and Robinson Limited, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, 1901

Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
1901-17
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), copper (metal), glass, paint, steel (metal) and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 590 x 440 x 362 mm
overall weight:
type:
model
credit:
Willans and Robinson

Parts

Willans central-valve high speed steam engine 1901

Willans central-valve high speed steam engine 1901

Central-valve high speed steam engine, working model, scale 1:4, sectioned through one cylinder and crank case, Willans and Robinson Limited, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, 1901

Measurements:
overall: 590 mm x 440 mm x 362 mm, 42 kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , steel (metal) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , paint and glass
Object Number:
1901-17/1
type:
models , steam engines and highspeed steam engines
Crompton dynamo from central-valve high speed steam engine 1901

Crompton dynamo from central-valve high speed steam engine 1901

Crompton dynamo, from Willan’s central-valve high speed steam engine, working model, scale 1:4, Willans and Robinson Limited, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, 1901

Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
1901-17/2
type:
models , steam engines and highspeed steam engines