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Title:
Model of a pair of side-lever engines from the H.M.S. 'Dee', (1832)
Object name(s):
model - representation; steam engine - engine; model - representation; steam engine - engine
Brief description:
Working model, scale 1:32, of a pair of side-lever engines from the H.M.S. 'Dee', (1832), mounted on wood hull section, designed by Henry Maudslay and made by Maudslay, Sons and Field Limited, Lambeth, London, England, 1827-32.
Collection:
Science Museum Group
Associated concept:
watercraft
Associated concept:
model - representation
Associated concept:
steam engine - engine
Associated person:
HMS Dee (1832)
Person's association:
association
Credit line:
Maudslay, Sons and Field Limited
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
12
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
305
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
9 1/16
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
230
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
14
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
355
Material:
mahogany (wood)
Material:
steel (metal)
Material:
bronze (copper, tin alloy)
Material:
paint
Object name:
model - representation; steam engine - engine; model - representation; steam engine - engine
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1832
Date - latest:
1851
Object production date:
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1832
Date - latest:
1851
Object production person:
Maudslay, Henry; Maudslay, Sons and Field Limited
Object production place:
Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom
Other number:
1900-41
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
N.2216
Responsible department/section:
SCM - Marine Engines

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/570c56b0-8a7d-3a61-a8a0-4a18a0072a76

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/570c56b0-8a7d-3a61-a8a0-4a18a0072a76, Science Museum Group, CC BY

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