Fragment of model of the paddle engines of the "Wilberforce"
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Object number2016.06047.04
TitleFragment of model of the paddle engines of the "Wilberforce"
Creator Allen Young (creator)
DescriptionFragment of a model of the side lever paddle engines of the steam packet "Wilberforce", built in 2006 by Allen Young at 1/2" =1 ft scale, based on drawings from "The Steam Engine" by Thomas Tredgold, published 1838. Made of grey-painted metal, the fragment looks to be banding for a pipe (or similar), it is attached with two bots to two fragments which have been broken off.
Production date approx 2006-12
Object namemodel engine
Object categorymodel
Materialmetal
Dimensions
- whole height: 330 mm
width: 395 mm
depth: 290 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”
