Steam toy
Bowman Models
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1928 - circa 1936
Materials
Brass and metal
Measurements
127 mm (length); 114 mm (width); 117 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665152
Summary
A stationary model steam engine consisting of a black rectangular metal box supporting a brass boiler linked by brass pipes to a piston driving a power take off wheel (fly wheel). In front of the boiler is a brass rectangular box. The whole rests on a pale blue rectangular metal base.
Marks and inscriptions
On the base, beneath an image of a bowman: 'BOWMAN/ MODELS/ TRADE MARK'
Makers and roles
Bowman Models , maker