- Title:
- Whole model rigged of the screw steamship "Great Britain"
- Object name(s):
- model - representation; merchant ships; cargo ships; ocean liners; screw propellers; model - representation; merchant ships; cargo ships; ocean liners; screw propellers
- Brief description:
- Whole model rigged of the screw steamship "Great Britain", scale 1:48, with 6 masts, one funnel, 4 life boats, and the coat of arms of England on the bow on four metal feet, by an unknown maker, United Kingdom, 1840-1878
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- water transport
- Associated concept:
- sailing vessel
- Associated concept:
- watercraft
- Associated concept:
- model - representation
- Associated place:
- Bristol
- Place association:
- association
- Credit line:
- Presented by T.R. Guppy, Esq.
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 18 1/8
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 460
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 40 3/16
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 1020
- Dimension:
- weight
- Dimension measurement unit:
- kg
- Dimension value:
- 47
- Dimension:
- weight
- Dimension measurement unit:
- lbs
- Dimension value:
- 103.6178
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 85 13/16
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 2180
- Material:
- brass
- Material:
- wood (unknown)
- Material:
- metal (unknown)
- Material:
- iron
- Material:
- silk
- Material:
- cotton
- Material:
- paint
- Material:
- complete
- Object name:
- model - representation; merchant ships; cargo ships; ocean liners; screw propellers; model - representation; merchant ships; cargo ships; ocean liners; screw propellers
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1840
- Date - latest:
- 1878
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1840
- Date - latest:
- 1878
- Object production person:
- Unknown maker
- Object production place:
- United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1878-125
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 1878-125
- Other number type:
- Entry number
- Other number:
- N1487
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Water Transport
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/102b4a67-608f-36fc-bc8b-a34ac9caf93e
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/102b4a67-608f-36fc-bc8b-a34ac9caf93e, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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