Cornish Pumping Engine, 1840

Made:
1840 in Perranarworthal
Cornish Pumping Engine, 1840

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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 and paint
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.)

Parts

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

Cornish Pumping Engine, 1840

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

Measurements:
overall (estimate HxWxD) Actual weight: 170 mm x 870 mm x 170 mm,
Materials:
complete , steel (metal) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , wood (unidentified) and paint
Object Number:
1893-266/2
type:
model , cornish engine and pumping engine

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