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Toy Engine

American History Museum

Model, steam engine and boiler
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  • Model, steam engine and boiler
  • Model, steam engine and boiler

    Object Details

    Description (Brief)

    This model engine is a vertical engine with a 2.5-inch flywheel on top of an oil-can boiler. This engine consists of some homemade parts and some parts from the J.E. Stevens Company. The donor of this item, Greville Bathe, was a machinist who would fashion his own parts to complete engines and models.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Bequest of the Estate of Greville I. Bathe

    ID Number

    MC.329018

    catalog number

    329018

    accession number

    278175

    Object Name

    engine and boiler, steam
    engine and boiler, steam, model
    model, steam engine and boiler

    Physical Description

    metal (overall material)

    Measurements

    flywheel-from catalog card: 2 1/2 in; x 6.35 cm
    overall-from catalog card: 7 in; 17.78 cm
    overall: 7 1/4 in x 4 1/4 in; 18.415 cm x 10.795 cm

    Related Publication

    Maass, Eleanor A.. Greville Bathe's "Theatre of Machines": The Evolution of a Scholar and His Collection

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    Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
    Family & Social Life
    Engineering, Building, and Architecture
    Engineering Steam Toys and Models

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-6b7a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_847244

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