Summary
Non-condensing (high-pressure) table type steam engine model. Approx 30 mm bore x 44 mm stroke. Eight straight-spoked flywheel, 147 diameter with 14 mm wide x 14 mm thick rim. Design patented by the English engineer Henry Maudsley in 1807. Model, in brass. Model made by A.E. Smith, a former Chief Mechanical Engineer with the Victorian Railways.
Physical Description
Small brass engine with large wheel on side and pistons in centre.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr A. E. Smith, 18 Jan 1921
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Modelmaker
Mr A. E. Smith, Middle Brighton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920
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Patentee
Mr Henry Maudsley, England, Great Britain, 1807
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Classification
Mechanical engineering, Steam power, Model stationary steam engines
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
180 mm (Length), 147 mm (Width), 300 mm (Height), 3 kg (Weight)
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Primary support
138 mm (Length), 131 mm (Width)
Dimensions of wooden base.
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Other Dimensions
44 mm (Length), 30 mm (Width)
Bore x Stroke. Bore is internal diameter (approx measurement only).
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Part Dimensions
14 mm (Width), 14 mm (Depth), 147 mm (Outside Diameter)
Dimensions of flywheel. Width & Height relate to flywheel rim.
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