Summary
Single-cylinder steam engine model. Double-acting vertical type. Approx 43 mm bore x 45 mm stroke. Solid flywheel 124 mm diameter with 35 mm wide x 23 mm thick rim. Typical of the type of engine used in small factories during the late 19th century or for driving shipboard auxiliaries such as condensing water circulating pumps or electric lighting generators on steamships.
Physical Description
Metal steam engine model with central piston and metal wheel on side. On wooden base.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Modelmaker (Probable)
Model Dockyard Pty Ltd, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa Apr 1936
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Classification
Mechanical engineering, Steam power, Model stationary steam engines
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
205 mm (Length), 185 mm (Width), 365 mm (Height), 10 kg (Weight)
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Primary support
185 mm (Length), 127 mm (Width)
Dimensions of wooden base. Note: Length of base as specified above corresponds to overall width of object.
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Other Dimensions
45 mm (Length), 43 mm (Outside Diameter)
Bore is internal diameter (approx dimension only).
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Part Dimensions
35 mm (Width), 23 mm (Depth), 124 mm (Outside Diameter)
Dimensions of flywheel. Width & Height relate to flywheel rim.
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