Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This model of the Tom Thumb Locomotive was made by Bathe & Williams of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1933. Greville Bathe was a machinist and steam engine hobbyist who would fashion his own parts to complete toy steam engines and models like this one. This model is a representation of the Tom Thumb Locomotive, and early American locomotive built by Peter Cooper in 1830 to prove that a steam-powered locomotive could navigate the hills and twists of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The model consists of an upright boiler, vertical engine, and geared drive.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Bequest of the Estate of Greville I. Bathe
- 1933
- ID Number
- MC.329095
- catalog number
- 329095
- accession number
- 278175
- Object Name
- locomotive, Tom Thumb
- locomotive, tom thumb, model
- model, locomotive
- model, steam locomotive
- Physical Description
- wood, iron (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall-from catalog card: 10 in x 19 1/2 in x 9 in; 25.4 cm x 49.53 cm x 22.86 cm
- overall: 19 1/4 in x 19 3/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 48.895 cm x 50.165 cm x 23.495 cm
- Associated Place
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Related Publication
- Maass, Eleanor A.. Greville Bathe's "Theatre of Machines": The Evolution of a Scholar and His Collection
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- Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
- Family & Social Life
- Engineering, Building, and Architecture
- Engineering Steam Toys and Models
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_847255
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-8eb6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
