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Description: | Scale: 1:48. Working model of the compound steam engine for the cargo vessel Almora (1873). It is largely made of brass and steel, with the cylinders insulated by a wooden jacket. The engine can be turned either manually via a wheel on the crankshaft or by live steam.
CA: AAA.
caption: Compound steam engine - front
caption: Compound steam engine - back | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum instructional models Almora 1873 | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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