Summary
Single-cylinder 7 nominal horsepower (h.p.) portable steam engine model with locomotive type multitubular boiler, by Ransomes & Sims, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. This is a scale model of the builder's 1859 design.
Associated horse-shafts for engine and tools (x4) for firing and cleaning are registered as parts .2-.6 of same object.
The model belongs to a set of miniature working models that were exhibited at Victorian agricultural shows to promote the firm's products, before being acquired by the museum's director at the time Frederick McCoy.
Physical Description
Moveable steam engine on four wheels with tall chimney at front.
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Collection Names
Ransomes & Sims Agricultural Models Collection, Working Models Collection
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Museum of Victoria, 31 Oct 1871
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Modelmaker
Ransomes & Sims, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, Great Britain, 1859
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Object Dimensions
445 mm (Width), 690 mm (Depth), 1065 mm (Height), 61 kg (Weight)
Height dimension with chimney in upright or operating position.
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Overall Dimensions - Folded
445 mm (Width), 690 mm (Depth), 625 mm (Height), 61 kg (Weight)
Height dimension chimney folded down.
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