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B1149 Marine steam engine model, twin-cylinder vertical launch engine with reversing gear lever, metal / wood, part of A.A. Stewart Collection of model engineering, maker unknown, [Australia / United Kingdom], date unknown. Click to enlarge.
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Model of twin cylinder vertical launch engine

This is a model of a twin-cylinder vertical launch engine. The two cylinders have separate steam lines but share a crankshaft. They also share their reversing gerar, and the lever and linkages that sit between the two cylinders.

Debbie Rudder, Curator
2004

Summary

Object No.

B1149

Object Statement

Marine steam engine model, twin-cylinder vertical launch engine with reversing gear lever, metal / wood, part of A.A. Stewart Collection of model engineering, maker unknown, [Australia / United Kingdom], date unknown

Physical Description

Model marine steam engine, launch engine, twin cylinder vertical, with reversing gear lever, metal / wood, part of A.A. Stewart Collection, maker unknown, [Australia / United Kingdom], date unknown

Short URL

https://ma.as/206987

Dimensions

Height

200 mm

Width

200 mm

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 1951

Acquisition Date

20 June 1951

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Harvard

Model of twin cylinder vertical launch engine 2021, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/206987>

Wikipedia

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