Model steam engine
Category
Models
Date
Unknown
Materials
Steel, brass, cast iron and wood.
Measurements
148 x 95 x 80 mm
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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1700775
Summary
Model stationary steam engine. A working model of a single-cylinder vertical stationary steam engine. The steel cylinder with brass mounts is supported on a cast iron column attached to the cast iron bed plate. The connecting rod is brass and the crankshaft steel. A cast iron six-spoked flywheel is fitted to one end of the crankshaft and the valve-gear drive by a brass rod fitted with an eccentric is on the opposite end. The unit is on a brass base plate attached to a wooden stand. The cast iron parts are painted green and black, and the remainder is of polished metal.
Marks and inscriptions
On vavlve cover: S