Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This toy steam turbine consists of a firebox and boiler in a pressed sheet metal container painted to simulate brickwork. The boiler has a sight glass and safety valve, with a steam line powering a turbine wheel made from an eggbeater gear that is connected to a second gear. A line shaft is connected to the toy’s wooden base that could be strung to the turbine and power a variety of toy machine accessories.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Bequest of the Estate of Greville i. Bathe
- ID Number
- MC.329050
- catalog number
- 329050
- accession number
- 278175
- Object Name
- toy, steam turbine and boiler
- steam turbine and boiler, toy
- Measurements
- overall: 16 3/4 in x 12 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in; 42.545 cm x 32.385 cm x 19.05 cm
- overall: 16 3/4 in x 12 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in; 42.545 cm x 32.385 cm x 19.05 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_847215
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-65cf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
