Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This brass engine model was made by an unknown maker in the early 20th century. The model is a “walking beam” engine with a 7-inch diameter flywheel. The engine can run when hooked up to a power source such as a boiler or compressed air.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Bequest of the Estate of Greville I. Bathe
- ID Number
- MC.329030
- catalog number
- 329030
- accession number
- 278175
- Object Name
- engine, steam
- engine, steam, toy
- toy, engine, steam
- toy, engine steam
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 6 1/4 in x 11 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 15.875 cm x 29.21 cm
- overall - from catalog card: 11 in x 12 in x 6 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 30.48 cm x 16.51 cm
- 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_847066
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-7408-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
