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B791 Model, stationary steam engine, single-cylinder vertical engine, maker unknown, [Australia or U K], before 1941, part of A A Stewart Collection of model engineering. Click to enlarge.
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Model of a stationary steam engine with vertical engine

This model is a part of the A. A. Stewart collection of ship, mechanical, and railway models acquired by the Powerhouse Museum over nearly 30 years from 1938 to 1963. Albyn A. Stewart was a trained engineer fascinated by engineering models and he constructed some of those in the collection. Others however were brought from amateur and commercial modellers at great expense to Stewart who travelled regularly to England to seek out models. In January 1938, Percival Marshall, the editor of 'The …

Summary

Object No.

B791

Object Statement

Model, stationary steam engine, single-cylinder vertical engine, maker unknown, [Australia or U K], before 1941, part of A A Stewart Collection of model engineering

Physical Description

Stationary steam engine model, single-cylinder vertical engine, overheaad fly wheel, maker unknown, [Australia or U K], before 1941, part of A A Stewart Collection of model engineering

Short URL

https://ma.as/214812

Dimensions

Height

525 mm

Width

235 mm

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 1941

Acquisition Date

31 August 1941

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Harvard

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