A MODEL VERTICAL OVERHEAD CRANK STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE, 20TH CENTURY,
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A MODEL VERTICAL OVERHEAD CRANK STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE, 20TH CENTURY,
the heavily cast and machined 6-spoke flywheel fitted to one end of the overhead crankshaft, supported by a pierced cast plate and four turned steel columns, the centrally mounted short stroke cylinder with slide valve chest eccentric-driven from the crankshaft above, finished in green and polished brightwork, all fixed to grey metal baseplate and wood tray stand,
the model 7in x 11in x 6 3/4in (18cm x 28cm x 17cm)
cased 11 1/2in x 18in x 9in (29cm x 45.5cm x 23cm)
Footnotes:
The present model is understood to have been designed by George F.G. Desvignes (d.1935), the celebrated model engineer best known for his steam launches and torpedo boats. The model was first built in 1927 after a forced draught torpedo fan engine, and exhibited that same year at the Model Engineer Exhibition. Desvignes is photographed beside the model in his workshop in 1926.
Literature:
cf. The Model Engineer and Light Machinery Review, Vol. 61, August 1929, p. 207.
cf. The Model Enigneer and Practical Electrician, Vol. 73, July 1935, p. 11.
the heavily cast and machined 6-spoke flywheel fitted to one end of the overhead crankshaft, supported by a pierced cast plate and four turned steel columns, the centrally mounted short stroke cylinder with slide valve chest eccentric-driven from the crankshaft above, finished in green and polished brightwork, all fixed to grey metal baseplate and wood tray stand,
the model 7in x 11in x 6 3/4in (18cm x 28cm x 17cm)
cased 11 1/2in x 18in x 9in (29cm x 45.5cm x 23cm)
Footnotes:
The present model is understood to have been designed by George F.G. Desvignes (d.1935), the celebrated model engineer best known for his steam launches and torpedo boats. The model was first built in 1927 after a forced draught torpedo fan engine, and exhibited that same year at the Model Engineer Exhibition. Desvignes is photographed beside the model in his workshop in 1926.
Literature:
cf. The Model Engineer and Light Machinery Review, Vol. 61, August 1929, p. 207.
cf. The Model Enigneer and Practical Electrician, Vol. 73, July 1935, p. 11.
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A MODEL VERTICAL OVERHEAD CRANK STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE, 20TH CENTURY,
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