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Compound steam engine for the cargo vessel Almora (1873)
Scale: 1:48. Working model of the compound steam engine for the cargo vessel Almora (1873). It is largely made of brass and steel, with the cylinders insulated by a wooden jacket. The engine can be turned either manually via a wheel on the crankshaft or by live steam.
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR0124 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Equipment model; Engine model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Whyte, John |
| Vessels: | Almora (1873) |
| Date made: | circa 1875 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 195 x 158 x 139 mm |