boiler for model steam engine
Date: circa 1850
Inventory Number: DW0894b
Classification: Steam Engine Model
Dimensions:26 × 53.1 × 21.7 cm (10 1/4 × 20 7/8 × 8 9/16 in.)
Accessories: model steam engine (DW0894a)
Description:
Gas fired boiler with a semi-circular tank (4.75" x 4.75" x 17.5"). Long wooden strips of insulation run the length of the tank, secured by three brass bones. The tank is mounted on a rectangular wood base with four round feet, to match the model engine. There is a brass valve at one end of the tank and a brass valve with piping on the top at that end of the tank.