Model of an 8 element 'Belleville' marine steam boiler

Made:
1896-1897 in Surrey and Wallington
maker:
T & C J Coates

Model, scale 1:5, of a water-tube 'Belleville' boiler (1895) as fitted on many large British war ships between 1895-1901, the model represents the type of boiler used on HM cruisers 'Powerful' and 'Terrible', by T. & C.J. Coates, Wallington, Sutton, Surrey, England, 1896-1897

Details

Category:
Marine Engines
Object Number:
1897-57
Materials:
copper (alloy), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, steel (metal), wood (unidentified) and paint
Measurements:
through glass: 460 mm x 500 mm x 370 mm,
type:
model - representation and steam boiler
credit:
Coates, T.